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ज्योति—ष्टोम m. m. (
fr. °तिस्-स्तोम, [Pāṇ. 8-3, 83] ) N. of a सोम ceremony (typical form of a whole class of ceremonies consisting originally of 3, and later of 4, 5, or 7 subdivisions, viz. अग्नि-ष्टोम (q.v. ), उक्थ्य, and अति-रात्र, or in addition to these षोडशिन्, अत्य्-अग्नि-ष्टोम, वाज-पेय, and अप्तोर्-याम), [TS. vii] ; [ŚBr. x, xiii] ; [AitBr. iii&c.]
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A particular sacrifice at which sixteen officiating priests are required. Hence used of a work or business in deriding its pretensions to grandeur or importance.
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ज्योतिष्टोम n. (
-मं) A particular sacrifice at which sixteen officiating priests are required. It is a sacrifice considered as the typical form of a whole class of sacrificial ceremonies.
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E.
ज्योतिस् light, and स्तोम a sacrifice.
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