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5.17. कुच्छिसि-in the womb;चरिमजामंमि[चरमयामे] in the last quarter.
4. 17-23. These lines contain the descrip. tion of Laxmi, the goddess of wealth. The wife of the merchant saw Laxmi entering her womb. The dreams were considered the premonitions of the future events. 4. 21. v. 1. बिभाFAIT shining, appearing beautiful is given by Prof. Jacobi's CE, though not accepted by him in the text. It is better to incorporate it in the text: मुत्तावलीविहूसियाए सिरोहराए विभाजमाणाappearing beautiful with the neck adorned with pearl-necklaces.
5.4. तिवग्गसंपायणरयाए [त्रिवर्गसंपादनरतायाः] engaged in the attainment of the triad i. e. धर्म, भर्य, काम.
5.9. पियामहस्य सन्तियं [ पितामहस्य सत्कं ] belonging to the father-in-law. सन्तियं is an expletive showing possession.
5. 10-11. निम्माओ [ निर्मातः ] clever cf. सुरसुन्दरीकहा १२-४२. नाहियसत्थेसु निम्माया परिवाइया।; the word also occurs in भोपपातिकसुत्त. पयाणुसारी [ पदानुसारिन् ] following ( the whole Sūtra ) even on the first word being told; the person who possesses the intelligence to understand many other words in the Sūtra even when one word is spoken. Cf.
