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RP Poddar
पावर nall probability has come dawn from द्वापर- through assimilation (*वापर) and metathesis (पावर ) But these, namely, कट and पावर became current in Sanskrit, as is evident from the context, like face which 18 popular derivation from कृतविद् = well-versed in obtaining कृत.' the highest throw at dice (even decentfully) कलि
Against the lucky or the winning scores कृत, त्रेता and द्वापर there is the unlucky or the losing score termed pfe ? In this way the names of the four yugas in order seem to have been adopted to indicate various throws at the game of dice These respectively denoted four, three, two sad one points Dice marked with numbers one to four on the four faces are common arcboological finds on ancient Indien sites वीहत्य
There is one word aflat in Act II, verse 17 Samvahaka, who has boen disgraced as a gambler, decides to become a Buddhist monk After having made this resolution he reads out the following verse
जूदेण तं कद मे ज वीहत्य जणश्श शव्वश्श । एहि पाभडशीशे णलिंदमागेण विलिश्श ॥ १७॥
and I have been used in the Mahabhrata also in the sense of throws at the game of dice
नाक्षान्क्षिपति गाण्डीव न कृत द्वापर न च ।
ज्यस्तो मिसिताम्बाणास्तीक्षाग्क्षिपति गाण्डिवम् ॥ २३ ॥ विराट १५ 5. The word continues in journey further since the Hindi phrase 'पौधारह पड़ना' seems
to have been derived from the by popular etymology The phrase denotes somo lucky achievenient and related with sore lucky throw at the game of dice su
evident from a meaning "tlrose 6. At Jataka VI-228 th connection with कट (कृत) s evident, cf 'कटम अकातो गराहाति
किया सिकिम्बतो यषा' । 7 of Vidbura Jataka (91–92)
ते पाविसु मक्खामदेन मत्ता राजा कुरुन पुण्णको न्यापि यक्खो । राजा कलि विचिन अग्गहेमि मगही पुण्णको नाम यक्सो । से सत्य जूने उभयो समागते रम्य सकासे सखिञ्च माझे । अजेसि यक्सो मरवरियोट तत्थपमादो तुमुलो बभूष ।
