[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s8.354 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.354 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.354 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.354](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.354) Śastra is the technical term¹ for the ‘recitation’ of the Hotṛ priest, as opposed to the Stotra of the Udgātṛ. The recitations at the morning offering of Soma are called the Ājya and Praüga; at the midday offering, the Marutvatīya and the Niṣkevalya; at the evening offering, the Vaiśvadeva and the Āgnimāruta. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.353](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.353) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.355](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.355) - [Up: v2.c4.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.354](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.354) · Pramāṇa