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17. 18. आवाए [ आपाते ] on the attack being
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even of
18. 2. पयरो... डसइ - the collection ants sting even a terrible serpent. 18. 17. अईयवरिसंमि [अतीतवर्षे] last year.
19. 2. देव्वो वियाणइ [ दैवो बिजानाति ] the fate alone knows cf. Guj दे जाणे. 19. 11. न वाघाइओ केवलं पहारीकओ - He is not killed; only he is wounded. 19. 21. जह भुयगस्स... विसत्तणमुवेइ - Even milk offered to a serpent turns into poison cf. पयःपानं भुजङ्गानां केवलं विषवर्धनम् | 19 24 अयालकुसुमनिग्गमेण विय निष्फलेणं वायावित्थ रेण - The adjective निष्फळेण can be interpreted as having pun ' ( विष्ट ) ( 1 ) bearing no fruit; (2) bearing no result.
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20. 4. ओवाइय [ उपयाचित] a vow to a god or a goddess to offer something in return of the fulfillment of the desire 20. 12. पलाणो पिट्ठओमुहोfled away having turned his back. मूढदिसामण्डलंbeing quite confused as to the direction in which he fled. 20. 16. fafura [fafafa ] coming out. 20. 16. कयार [D] dirt, dirty heap of grass. There is the poetic device called all throughout the description of पिन्धिनिलय mountain.
21. 5. आलिद्ध [D. आश्लिष्ट] Covered; over see.. पाइअसद्दमहण्णवो. 21. 17. साहार [ सदाधार: ] good support 21. 18. अव्वत्तसद्दं in indistinct tones. 21. 22. उदयः