[vṛt-karaṇe ghañ] 1 N. of a Sāman, Brahma Sāman.

2 N. of a hymn (Rv. 10. 174) recited in attacking the enemy.

3 A year.

4 A sort of oblation (B. and R. take this word to mean ‘existing everywhere’, ‘attacking success- fully’, ‘successful attack or victory.’