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ACT VII
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(6) foreign invasions Cf the definition aturstır anāvrstah salabhā mūsakā śukāh | pratyāsannāś ca rājānah sad ete atayah smrtāh Some read for the second line of this definition. sva cakram para-cakram ca saptartā ītayah smrtāh, making the total number seven. Of Ragh I. 63, Mālavikāgnimitra V. 20.
1. 5. vidadhatu havayah, &c of the close parallel Anar VII. 152
āpta-prasādam prasāda is one of the kävya-gunas For its definition see note on prasanna, p. 1, 1. 14
1 6. sankhyāvanto, &c. Cf. the close parallel Anar. VII. 152.
bhūmnā may be construed either with sampradhārya or with mudam prayāntu. Paraphrase • sankhyāvanto'pr parakrtisu bhūmnă sampradhārya mudam prayāntu. Pick's rendering 'may the learned go forth and teach men to delight in the compositions of others' is not possible
krtisu krti, literally, 'a work or deed', means hele 'a literary work or composition'
