Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.250

v1.c3.s1.250

Ā-śir (‘admixture’) denotes the mixing, and more especially the milk mixed with the juice, of the Soma before it was offered to the gods. In this sense it is not rare from the Rigveda¹ onwards. Not milk alone was employed for this purpose. The epithet ‘having three admixtures’ applied to Soma² is explained by the other epithets, ‘mixed with milk’ (gavāśir), ‘mixed with curds’ (dadhy-āśir), and ‘mixed with grain’ (yavāśir)—all referring to Soma.