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But 296 which means:-"Oh king! In this winter, owing to the shortage of clothes, we cannot fully lie down (संप्रसारण) as the roots यज् and others have no संप्रसारण when they are not कित्", both the speaker and the hearer are, men of science, hence there is no fault in using abstruse words.
The fault of statesca is three-fold :-37eztassa: In
decency.
word.
(1) that which causes a sense of shame in the minds of the hearers.
(2) that which creates loathing. (3) that which causes a sense of inauspiciousness.
For instance, in the verse 297 1997, meaning male or female organ, is a word which is indecent.
Similarly in the verse 298, ari sar means passing wind from below, and hence it creates loathing.
In the verse 299 farzt (meaning both disappearance and death ) is an inauspicious word.
All these are instances found in single words. In the following verses there are many such words.
For instance, in the verse 300, JTAGO, neua and R17 are words suggesting the sense of the sexual act.
In the following verse 301, ara ( vomitted ) grasi ( purging ) etc. create loathing.
In the verse 302 the words fazza (suggesting cemetary) and 9194 (suggesting funeral fire) are inauspicious.
When, however, the context requires the use of these words, there is no fault. Thus in the verse 303 the words करिहस्त, संबाध, ध्वजः all indicate a sexual act, but fit in with the context.
When the context is of the sentiment of an or utter repugnance to the world, the sense of loathing is agreeable to it, hence in the verse 304 the graphic
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