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

这项研究考察了印度最古老的宗教经文《吠陀》中有关将新鲜牛奶加工成五种发酵乳制品的一些仪式程序和材料。它主要集中在婆罗门教(公元前800-600年)的达迪、阿坦卡纳、萨姆纳耶、阿米克萨和帕阿西亚。和Srautasutas(约500-B。C.)。古代的阿里亚人靠养牛为生。我们可以在它们的宗教经文中找到对各种乳制品的引用。这些产品不仅是日常食品，也是主要的祭品。对它们的描述，尽管并不总是清楚，但提供了有关处理它们的方法的信息。这项研究的主要目的是准确识别这些产品，并阐明它们的宗教含义。

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.