Somakrayana, Somakrayaṇa, Soma-krayana: 2 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSomakrayaṇa (सोमक्रयण):—
1) adj. (f. ī) als Kaufpreis für die Soma-Pflanze dienend [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 4, 27.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 6, 1, 10, 5.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3, 3, 3, 11.] trivatsaḥ sāṇḍaḥ [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 16, 3, 9.] eine Kuh [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 8, 54.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 1, 27.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 3, 1, 3, 1.] —
2) n. das Kaufen des Soma [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 6, 1, 9, 2.]
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: Krayana, Soma.
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 2 - Atithi-saparyā in the Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 2 - Ātithyeṣṭi]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.112.21 < [Sukta 112]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Summary of the Soma Sacrifice / Agniṣṭoma < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.1: Introductory Iṣṭi (prāyaṇīyeṣṭi) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.2: Buying of soma (somakrayaṇa) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)