Madhuvidya

Author(s): S D Laddu, T N Dharmadhikari, Madhvi Kolhatkar, Pratibha Pingle
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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81. bhi(k)khuni and bhi(c)chuni 'nun 'L 764, L 728 (A52, A 24), Pāli has bhikkhuni, Amg. bhikku. Buddhist Skt. bhiksuni, Skat, Bhiksuki. According to Lüders the forms with -kh- would be eastern and those with -ch- would be western.
32. latuvi quail' L 825 (B 44). Pali has latukikā.
33. vald)daki 'carpenter' L 495. Pāli has vaddhaki.
It occurs in a Sanchi inscription.
34. vo(k)kata 'descended', Sk. vyavakrānta L 777(B 18). cokkaṁti.
Päli has
35. su(t)tátikini'nun well-versed in the Sütrāntas'. It occurs in three Sanchi inscriptions (L 319, 352, 625). Pāli has the mas, form suttantika (which occurs also in Sanchi inscriptions L 625, 797).
26. se(c)cha student'I 704 (B 45). It occurs in the name of a Játaka se(c)chajataka' which has been identified with Dübhiyamakkațajātaka (No. 174). Barua-Sinha attempt to derive seccha from Sk. sinc- Lüders does not agree and suggests to connect seccha with Pāli sekkha (or sekha) 'a monk who has not attained arhatship'. Sanskrit Kośas give saīksa in the meaning prathamakalpika' a beginner, one who has just begun his studies '. According to Lüders sekkha is the estern, while seccha is the western form. In Sanchi we have the work selj)jha in the same meaning (L 570).
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A Few verbal Forms.
37. avayesi played (on lute)' L 810 (B 51). This is Aor. 3rd per. sg. of vād. The inscriptional form obviously stands for avâyesi. In Pāli we get avādesi in yaṁ brāhmaṇo avādesi.
38. ke(t)tá having bought' L 731 (B 82). Block derives it from * krayitrii. Skt. has krītvíi and Pali kinitvā. Perhaps it should be possible to derive kettă also from kritvā. We may compare ve(s)sabhu < Visvabhū (B 14) L714, and Anadhape(d)dika < Anāthapındika < (B 32) L 731.
39. gahuta mad' L 694 (B 50). It occurs in the title of a Jätaka Sujato gahuto, identified with Sujātajātaka (No. 352). Cunningham wanted to derive it from go-hūta meaning bull-inviter'. But Lüders agrees with Hultzsch who equates it with Sk. gļhita' caught. seized'. For gļhita, Pali has gahita and the Pkts. have gahida or gihida, gahiya, gahia (Pischel $ 56+, P.884).
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