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parable to Vik. in this point. Velankar has shown2 that there are twenty verses in Vik. IV, which are to be recognized as Dhruvās. Nineteen of them are in Prakrit (or Apabhramśa), and only one (Vik. IV 56) is in Sanskrit. All these verses are Anyoktis. As Dhruvas they can be analysed as follows:
occurrence language type of Dhruvā character (verse
number)
1.
2.
3.
4
5.
6.
12,
14.
19.
23.
28.
29.
35.
41.
43.
48.
54.
1533535
56.
63. 75.
Prakrit Praveśiki
99
Prakrit mixed
Prakrit
""
with Apabhramśa
55
39
Prakrit mixed
Prakrit
Apabhramsa
Parkrit mixed
Antara
with Apabhramśa
""
Sanskrit
Prakrit
Naiṣkrāmiki Prāvesiki
22
with Apabhramśa
Antara3
""
99
22
99
ウラ
シリ
A
ラリ
ور
Sahajanya & Citralekha
""
Naiṣkramiki
""
99
Pururavas
29
53
23
""
A
35
29
..
:
99
symbol
pair of female swans.
29
""
female swan elephant
young swan Kalpataru
elephant
""
99
33
young swan elephant.
hog
ocean
Airavata
elephant
young swan
