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Notes to Chapter 1
It goes without saying that this observation is based only on the Gāthas that can positively be traced back to the MS of the archetype, i.e. those that are found in the Third South-Indian recension, on the one hand, and the Jaina-recension and/or the Vulgata, on the other. Nevertheless there is a small number of Gāthās, which can be traced back to the archetype as well, that appear to be exceptional, namely those which mention prostitutes and thus seem to describe life in the city (e.g. *21, 156 and 474). However, their number is so small that they need not affect the argument.
Exceptionally a Gatha contains a dialogue, as, for instance, in 384, 676 and 950.
This example and the following contain instances of the so-called Bhrāntimadalamkāra. Other instances of this figure of speech are found in 531, 532 and 640.
The word pāmara literally means 'having a skin-disease (pāman)'. In Gatha 331 the man is indeed scratching his head.
Pada bas found in Ti, Tp and T. For alekkhaladduan Ti and Tp have alekkhe ujja (unmetrical); compare alokhkan ujjaya in R and alekkha ujjua in X and S. Perhaps the text should read alekkhe ujjam, in which ujjam represents Sanskrit urjām 'refreshment'.
The reading is based on Ma, Ti and Tp. bhārāharāhi consists of bhāra and adhara.
