Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1117
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1117
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v2.c4.s9.1117
**Stotra** denotes the ‘song’ of the Udgātṛ and his assistant priests (see **Ṛtvij**), just as **Śastra** denotes the ‘recitation’ of the **Hotṛ** and his assistants. The word has this technical sense quite frequently in the later Saṃhitās and the Brāhmaṇas.¹