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Guna denotes six as it is used for the proper courses of action for a king in foreign politics. They are priza ( alliance ), fare ( war ), ara ( march ), Fera ( halt ), a strategem ) and
Hra ( aid of other kings ). Jana may stand for three if it can be equated with loka. Janani may denote eight when associated with pravacana.
7 arka stands for six. This is borne out by the first line of the following verse occurring in Guņacandra's commentary viz. Tattvaprakašika ( p. 33 ) on Katantra-vibhrama popularly known. as Haimavibhrama :
" षट्तर्ककर्कशमतिः कविचक्रवर्ती
TEETTIFAAETEGITTITETII. शिष्याम्बुजप्रकरजम्भणचित्रमानुः
कक्कल एव मुकृती जयति स्थिरायाम् ॥” Timi means an ocean and so it can signify 4 or 7. But this does not suit the context.
Niti is used to denote 8. Usually it stands for four. So will any scholar be pleased to give a reason for it? The same question may be asked for “nrpa” which signifies 16.
Yakşa stands for 13. For, according to the Jaina conception of celestial beings there are 13 varieties of Yakşas. They are noted by Umāsvāti in his bhäsya ( p. 284 ) on his own work Tattvärthadhigamasútra ( IV, 12 ) as under :
“GHET, AITOHET, HET, FITAT:, BATHT, slagtigeHET, सुभद्राः, सर्वतोभद्राः, मनुष्ययक्षाः, वनाधिपतयः, वनाहाराः, रूपयक्षाः, यक्षोत्तमा इति"
Sarin signifies 15. What is this due to ?
This Appendix VI furnishes us with word-chronograms in Sanskrit only. Most of them follow the rule “zgjat Taat sfa: ”
1 He is a devotee (? pupil) of Vadin Dova Suri,
