Mruccha Katikam

Author(s): Sudraka, Prithvidhara, Hiranand Mulraja Sarma, Kashinath Pandurang Parab
Publisher: Tukaram Javaji

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the (constant) sprinkling of water where there may be no noise (made by the falling of bricks etc.)? Where can the wide opening be most easily affected which will not be visible (to the public) ? What part of the mansion is likely to be crazy, have few bricks and emaciated because of the corrosion by the saltpetre? Where can I penetrate without encountering the fair-sex, and come out wholly successful (i.e. light upon the booty)? The females are to be avoided as a bad omen for the pilferers or for regard towards them. स्त्रीजनदर्शनंहि तदनिष्टाचरणं वीरजनहितं च.-करालः]-महान्-wide.- [दर्शन०] अन्यजनदृष्टिगोचरो न भवेत्. Which may not be easily seen by the police and others; or वर्शनं शास्त्रं दर्शनान्तरं कनकशक्त्यादिमतविशेषः तत्र गतोऽनुगतः तदीय मतप्रतिपादितः, करालो विपरीतः तन्मतविरुद्ध इत्यर्थः i.e. I may affect an opening which is just according to the prescriptions of science of thieving but not contrary to them.-[लोष्ठककृशं]-इष्टकादिखण्डपरिक्षीणंEmaciated as regards bricks and other materials.--[zteffang: - धनलाभ:.-[हयं.] Mansion. 'हादि धनिनां वासः'-अमर'. (हरति मनः-हम् हरणे + यत् + मुट्). , P. 85. L. 16. [दूषिता.] Softened or eaten up.
P. 85. L. 17. [क्षारक्षीणा.] Corroded by saltpetre.-[मूषिकोत्करः]'पुञ्जराशी तूत्करः कूटमस्त्रियाम्'-अमरः. Rubbish thrown by rats. उत्करःHeap (उत् + कृ). What is thrown up.
P. 85. L. 17-18. [स्कन्दपुत्राणां] कार्तिकेयोपजीविनां चौराणाम् . P. 85. L. 19. [कनकशक्तिना.] स्कन्देन.
P. 85. L. 19-21. There is a fourfold mode of breaching a house-(1) picking out burnt bricks. (2) cutting through unbaked ones, (3) throwing water on a mud-wall, (4) and tearing asunder the wooden one.
P. 86. L. 1-4 (Verse 13). Shall the opening be like the blooming lotus, the full Sun or the new Moon, wide like the tank, the Svastika or like the water-pitcher ? On what side should I exhibit my skill that the citizens may be astonished to see it to-morrow? वापी विस्तीर्ण इति द्वे नामनी-pondlike and प्रशस्तं laudably broad one. स्वस्तिकं-like cross with ends bent round.-[व्याकोशं]-प्रफुलं-'प्रफुल्लोत्फुल्लसंफुल्लव्याकोशविकचस्फुटाः-' अमरः. Metre वैश्वदेवी-बाणाश्वैच्छिन्ना वैश्वदेवी ममौ यौ. ____P. 86. L. 5. The 'water-jar' looks best in a brick wall. I shall produce it.