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    See also abhyukṣaṇa, abhyukṣaṇaṃ.


    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 196.
    abhyukṣaṇam 1 Sprinkling over, wetting; parasparābhyukṣaṇatatparāṇām (tāsām) R.16.57. -2 Consecration by sprinkling; (prokṣaṇa, abhyukṣaṇa and avokṣaṇa are thus distinguished; uttānenaiva hastena prokṣaṇaṃ parikīrtitam | nyañcatābhyukṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ tiraścāvokṣaṇaṃ smṛtam ||).

    The Purāṇa Index

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 80.
    Abhyukṣaṇam — slightly different from Prokṣaṇam; the

    former is for articles of diet, etc. and the latter for flowers,

    grass, etc.; details of the śrāddha.

    Vā. 79. 33.