anustaraṇaṃ Strewing or spreading round. —ṇī [karaṇe lyuṭ] 1 A cover, (ācchādanaṃ such as leather); anustaraṇyā vapāmutkhidya śiromukhaṃpracchādayet Āśval. 2 A cow; (seyaṃ gauḥ stṛtaṃdīkṣitamanustṛtatvāddhiṃsitatvāccānustaraṇītyucyate Sāy.); especially the cow sacrificed at the funeral ceremony, which enables the departed spirit to safely cross the river of Hell called vaitariṇī (anutīryate vaitariṇī nadī anayā tṝ-karaṇelyuṭ pṛṣo-suṭ Tv.).