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Bhagavai 3:7:258-259
yakşagraha-possessed by Yakșa. bhūtagraha-possessed by bhūta.
All such possessions are the cause of madness. In the Bhagavati Sataka 14, madness caused by the possession of Yakṣa has been mentioned. In the Thānam also, it has been recognised as one of the causes of madness. 10 udevajaka (uvveyaga)—two Skt. forms are given by the Vrtti
{1} udvegaka-grief caused by the separation of near and dear ones;
{2} udvejaka-thieves and the like causing terror in masses." soșa-dehydration of the body; or emaciation of the essential ingredients of the body (which are seven in number--viz., juice, blood, flesh, etc.); or tuberclosis. 12 kakṣākotha-abscess or putrefaction or gangrene of the arm-pit.'3
1. Bha. Vr. 3.258-dimbā—vignāh. 2. Ibid., 3.258---damara'ti ekarājye eva rājakumarādikstopadravāh. 3. Apte-dimbah-l. affray, riot; dimbayuddhain-Petty warfare, an affray without weapons, skirmish, sham-fight;
damarah-1. Riot, tumult, affray. 2. Petty warfare between villages. 3. Terrifying an enemy by
shouts and gestures. 4. Scc the note on Sūya. 2.1.13--according to Cūrņī of Suyagado, dimba is the revolt by one's own
army (coup t'etat), while damaru is an attack from outside enemy. The Vștti of Süyagado, however,
reverses the meanings. 5. Bha. Vr. 3.258.bola'tti avyaktākṣaradhvanisamūhāh. 6. Ibid., 3.258-khāra'tti parasparamatsaräh. 7. Ibid., 3.258 ---mahājuddha'tti mahāyuddhāni vyavasthāvihīnamahāraṇāḥ, 'mahāsamgāma'tti
savyavasthacakrādivyūharacanopetamahāraṇāh. 8. Ibid., 3.258-dubhūya'tti dustā-janadhānyādīnāmupadravahetutvād bhütäh-sattvāḥ
yükämatkuņonduratiddaprabhịtayo durbhütāītaya ityarthaḥ. 9. Bha. 14.16-20. 10. Thānam, 2.75. 11. Bha. Vr. 3.258--'uvvayega'tti udvegakā istaviyogādijanyā udvegāh udvejakā vā lokodvegakārina
scorādayaḥ 12. Apte. sosah 1. Drying up, dryness 2. Emaciation, withering up, 3. Pulmonary Consumption or
Consumption in general. 13. Apte. kakşayā-arm-pit; kotha— putrefaction, gangrene.
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3.259 sakkussa devimdassa devaranno jamassa mahāranno ime devä ahāvaccă
abhinnāyā hotthā, tam jahāThe following gods are recognised like sons to the great king Yama, a
custodian of Sakra, the chief and the king of gods for instanceSamgahani-gāhā
ambe ambarise ceva,
sāme sabale tti yāvare ! ruddovarudde kale ya,
mahākāle tti yāvare ||1||
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