ApoSAnaH N. of a kind of prayer or formula repeated before and after eating (the formulas being respectively amftopastaraRamasi svAhA and amftApiDAnamasi svAhA ); ApoSAnakriyApUrvaM satkftAnnamakutsayan Y. 1. 31 , 106. — naM The act of making an upastaraRa (seat) and apiDAna (covering) for the food eaten.