Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.327
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.327
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v1.c3.s20.327
Nava-nīta, ‘fresh butter,’ is mentioned frequently in the later Saṃhitās¹ and the Brāhmaṇas.² According to the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa³ this is the kind of butter which is fitted for anointing an embryo (*garbha*), while the gods receive Ājya, men fragrant ghee (Ghṛta), and the fathers Āyuta. Elsewhere⁴ it is contrasted with Ghṛta and Sarpis.