[[libation-sacrifices]] [[pii-sacrifices]] # "Pouring" Sacrifice `PII *zhautrā` - (Skt. *hótrā-*; Av. *zauθrā-*) - Cheaper than Animal Sacrifices, and thus more common - Performed by the [[pii-pourer-priests]] (PII `*zhautar`) ## Forms #### `*gau` "cow/dairy-products" - *išdā "milk" - *āzhuti "butter" - These could be substitutes for real cattle. In India ghee is called "the essense of cattle", and in iran the milk used in sacrifice is alled "the living cow" (*gam jīvyam*). #### `*sauma` "soma")