anustaraṇam Strewing or spreading round. -ṇī [karaṇe lyuṭ] 1 A cover, (ācchādanam such as leather); anustaraṇyā vapāmutkhidya śiromukhaṃ pracchādayet Āśval. -2 A cow; (seyaṃ gauḥ stṛtaṃ dīkṣitamanustṛtatvāddhiṃsitatvāccānustaraṇītyucyate 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-karaṇe lyuṭ pṛṣo-suṭ Tv.).