Assertion: brahman | /r/CapableOf | take his stead
Facets:
value: in the ritual.[citation
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Thus, whereas in the earliest times, the true sacrificer, or intended beneficiary of the rite, might have been a direct participant, in Vedic times he was only a sponsor, the yajamāna, with the hotṛ or brahman taking his stead in the ritual.[citation needed]