ShamyAprAsa

By: Shri Kesava Rao Tadipatri

Acharya himself gave the definition for this word "shamyA + prA + A + sa" or "shamyA  + prA + sa"

"shamyAM prAsya tatra shAlAM kR^itvA yatra yajnaH kriyate sa shamyApAsaH"

shamyAM = sarasvatyAH = of the river Saraswati
prA = prAsya = pashchime tiRe = on the western bank
A = well placed = making it a shAla or yajnashAla = making a good place for performing of
sa = satra = yajna = yAga, yajna, homa, etc (sacrificial ceremonies).

A sacred place on the western bank of the river Saraswati, where the yajnAs / homas are performed.

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