Somakrayani, Somakrayaṇī, Soma-krayani: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySomakrayaṇī (सोमक्रयणी):—[=soma-krayaṇī] [from soma-krayaṇa > soma] f. a cow so serving, [ib.; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Soma.
Full-text: Rajakrayani, Anukriti.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 8.72.16 < [Sukta 72]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
3. Rudra as Paśupati < [Chapter 3 - Rudra-Śiva in the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 4.9: Carrying forward of the Agni and Soma < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.2: Buying of soma (somakrayaṇa) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]