Strewing or spread- ing round. ṇī [karaṇe lyuṭ] 1 A cover, (ācchādanaṃ such as leather); anustaraṇyā vapāmutkhidya śiromukhaṃ pracchāda- yet As val.

2 A cow; (seyaṃ gauḥ stṛtaṃ dīkṣitamanustṛtatvāddhiṃsitatvāccānustaraṇītyucyate Sāy.); especially the cow sacrificed at the funeral ceremony, which enables the departed spirit to safely cross the river of Hell called vaitari- ṇī (anutīryate vaitariṇī nadī anayā...