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I PRAPATHAKA, 8 KÂNDIKÂ, 14. 35 four Avadanas. (Three Avadânas) from the middle, from the east and from the west side, if (he belongs to those who) make five Avadanas.
7. He sprinkles (Ågya) on the cut-off portions.
8. He anoints the places from which he has cut them off (with Agya) in order that the strength (of the Havis) may not be lost.
9. He should sacrifice over the middle of the fire with (the words), 'To Agni Svâhâ !'--
10. Once or thrice, in that same way.
11. Now for the Svishtakrit (oblation), after having 'spread under' (Agya), he cuts off once a very big (Avadâna) from the eastern part of the northern part (of the Havis) Twice he should sprinkle (Âgya) on it.
12. But if he (belongs to the families who) make five Avadanas, he should 'spread under 'twice, and cut off (the Avadâna), and sprinkle (Ägya) on it twice.
13. He does not anoint the place from which he has cut off, in order that the strength (of the Havis) may be lost.
14. With the words, “To Agni Svishtakrit
the Abhighârana (Satra 7) are reckoned as two Avadanas, so that they form together with the two or three portions cut off from the Havis, four or five Avadanas respectively. On the difference of the families regarding the number of Avadanas, comp. Weber, Indische Studien, X, 95.
7 seqq. Comp. Khâdira-Grihya II, 1, 21-24.
11. Comp. the corresponding regulations of the Srauta ritual at Hillebrandt, Neu- und Vollmondsopfer, 117-119.
13. The same rule re-occurs in the Srauta ritual; Hillebrandt, 1.1. 117, note 8.
14. The expression used here uttarardhaparvardhe is also found in most of the corresponding passages of the Srauta ritual,
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