Study on fermented milk products in ancient India : according to the Vedic literature

本研究探讨印度最古老的宗教典籍《吠陀经》中有关将鲜牛奶加工成五种发酵奶制品的仪式程序和材料。它专注于dadhi，atancana，samnayya，amiksa和payasya在婆罗门（约。800-600 B。C.）的和Srautasutras（ca.五百-B。C.）。古代的雅利安人以养牛为生。我们可以在他们的宗教文本中找到各种乳制品的参考资料。这些产品不仅是日常食品，而且是主要的祭品。对它们的描述，如果不总是清楚的话，提供了关于处理它们所用方法的信息。本研究的主要目的是准确地识别这些产品，并阐明其宗教意义。

This study examines some ritual procedures and materials related to processing fresh milk into five kinds of fermented milk product in the oldest religious texts in India known as"Veda". It focuses on dadhi, atancana, samnayya, amiksa, and payasya in the Brahmanas (ca. 800-600 B. C.) and Srautasutras (ca. 500-B. C.). The ancient Aryas made their living by raising cattle. We can find references to various dairy products in their religious texts. Those products were not only everyday foodstuffs but also principal oblations. The descriptions of them, if not always clear, provide information about the methods used to process them. The main aim of this study is to identify these products exactly and to elucidate their religious meaning.