[anu-uc samavāye kanipātaḥ kutvaṃ; or fr. aṃc with anu] 1 The back bone, spine (vaṃkrayādhāraḥ āyataḥ pṛ- ṣṭhāsthiviśeṣaḥ); sadaṃ cānūkaṃ ca gṛhapateḥ Ait. Br. (where Sāy. remarks anūkaṃ mūtrava- stiḥ syāt sāsnetyeke vadaṃti ca).

2 A kind of [Page0085-c+ 55] sacrificial vessel; according to some, the back part of the altar; ayugmāgaṇa- madhyamānūke.

3 Former birth or state of existence. kaṃ 1 Family, race.

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