a. Ved. [atikrāṃto rātriṃ] Prepared over-night. traḥ [atiśayi- tā rātriḥ, tataḥ astyarthe ac] 1 An op- tional part of the Jyotiṣṭoma sacri- fice (ekarātrasādhyagavāmayane prathamasaṃsthaḥ yā- gabhedaḥ).

2 Dead of night.

mfn. prepared or performed over-night RV. vii, 103, 7 15,1 3153 m. an optional pan of the Jyotisht2oma jyotiṣṭoma sacrifice 15,1 3154 m. commencement and conclusion of certain sacrificial acts 15,1 3155 m. the concluding Vedic verse chanted on such occasions AV. &c Page15,2 3156