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were inside the forest and hence not easy of act. cess to strangers. सुदुल्लभजलपरन्ता, the skirts (परन्त, पर्यन्त) of which were characterised by scarcity of water. सुदुर्लभं जलं येषु ते सुदुर्लभजलाः, तादृशाः पर्यन्ताः यस्यां सा.. अणेगखण्डी, having many passages and byways between hills. Com. अनेकाः नश्यतां नराणां मार्गभूताः खण्डयः अपद्वाराणि यस्यां सा. विदियजणदिन्ननिगमपवेसा, entry into and exit from which was allowed only to those persons who are known. सुबहुयस्स वि कुवियस्स नणस्स दुप्पहंसा, unassailable even by a large number of angry people engaged in preventive service of policemen. The Com. explains कुवियस्स (Sk. कुपितस्य), as मोषव्यावर्तकस्य, i. e. persons engaged to prevent thefts.
59. बहुनयरनिग्गयजसे, whose fame as thief has. reached many cities. असिलट्ठिपढममल्ले, the first or best champion in wielding sword.
60. छिन्नभिन्नबाहिराहियाणं कुडङ्गे, the thief विजय acted like a shelter (कुडङ्ग, fence) to persons whose limbs were cut off, i. e., who were punished for thefts. (छिन्नभिन्न) and who were exiled (बाहिराहिय). The Com.. explains वाहिराहिय in another way also, viz. बाहिर, exiled and safety undesirable, the word niet lengthening its initial अ. Com. छिन्ना हस्तादिषु, भिन्ना नासिकादिषु बाहिरहिय त्ति नगरादेर्बाह्यकृताः अथवा बाहिर त्ति बाह्याः स्वाचारपरिभंशाद्विशिष्टजनबहिर्वर्तिनः, आहिय त्ति अहिताः प्रामादिदाहकत्वात् , तेषां कुडङ्गं वंशादिगहनं तद्वद्यो दुर्गमत्वेन रक्षार्थमाश्रयणीयत्वसाधर्म्यात् स तथा. कप्पायं करेमाणे, getting money as he thinks fit.. : 61. अहीणपुण्णपञ्चिन्दियसरीरे, whose body was en
