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Some Obscure Expressions in the Mccchakarifika
close to 640 used in the present castern dialecte of Bihar, depoking poeplog in a deceptive manner Initially the word might have been ryto denoting the deception usually practised by a byena, The usual practice of this animal is to run away a little distance and then to conceal itself and cast stealthy glances at the hunter
There are but a few of the obscure words and phrases found to be Mrccbakatika a complete list of which is appendedu While some of these bave been explained away by scholars, others yet require careful consider
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Some of the obscuro expressions used in the Muchakafika are cather mading of modified to become more comprehensible in the corresponding context in the Carudatta. This fact further strengthens the opinion that the Carudatta later stage version of the first five acts of the Mrcchakatika
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Act I वरण्डलम्वुम, णववहुकेसहत्य, शोश्तक, लस्तक Act II गदही, शत्ती, कत्ता, त्रेता, पावर, नर्दित, कट, पेदण्डा, गोह,
गोसाविमा, वीहत्य, वामचलण, गण्ड, रायवत्थहारी Act III कनकशक्ति, ब्रह्मण्यदेव, देववत, भास्करनन्दा, रमणसद्धि Act IV मोवग्गिदा गवक्खेसु वादं गेहदि सलिलगग्गरीभो, एद पवेसिम
... दुमारसोहा णिम्मिदा, चाउत्थी, जुवतिजषणप्पमाण पादोला, पादुअन्तरप्पविट्ठा विज छेहुमा कवट्ठडाइणी
Act
V आखण्डल
Act_VI खस, खत्ति, खड, खडयोविलम, कण्ण, पावरणाम, चीण पर्वर, खेर,
खाण, मुख, महुधाद Act VII शलाके कोश्टके कोम्भकाले वा, हुलमुलिं, पतोलिमा, लेखामा,
शुबन्ध, फिलागदश्श, णाणक, कहावण, वोडिम गणठी, जूलक, बाम,
कुन्तल Act VIII श्वेतकाक, द्वावि, पिण्डारक, Act Dx आहीन्ता, तत्तिल्ल, शमवासिणि, हुड, शामित्र ।
