n. 1 Preparation, begin- ning, commencement; adhyāyaº.

2 A ceremony performed before commencing to read the Veda after the monsoons (cf. śrāvaṇī); adhyāyā- nāmupākarma śrāvaṇyāṃ śravaṇena vā. hastenauṣadhibhāve vā pacamyāṃ śrāvaṇasya tu.. Y. 1. 142; Ms. 4. 119.