[acchaṃ nirmalaṃ accha ābhimu- khyena vā vakti śaṃsati; vac kartari saṃjñāyāṃ ghañ nipātasya ceti dīrghaḥ Tv.] The in- voker or inviter, a priest or Ṛtvij who is employed at Soma sacrifices, and is a co-adjutor of hotṛ. Each of the four principal priests, hotṛ, adhvaryu, [Page0022-c+ 59] brahman and udrātṛ has three assistants, the total number of priests employed at Soma sacrifices being therefore 16; ºsāman n. N....