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Hemacandra notes it in Dešināmamālā. 1.6. The word occurs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, etc.
· Kaditallā (fea ) P.
-PSM records is in the sense of a kind of an iron weapon which has one edge sharp and is a little curved. It refers to Deśīnāmamālā 2.19. 'In Harişena's Brhatkathakośa also (edited by Dr. A: N. Upadhye) the word #ffcr occurs ( #
f 3 T TEST TUT: 56.298). The editor in the Introduction (p. 102) explains
some armour or weapon associated with the belt' and compares the word with Sanskrit Kaţitra and Prakrit Kadilla. This meaning is obviously suggested by him on the assumption that the part pfs in the word कडितल्ल is connected with Sanskrit कटि.
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Vantha (9 ) P. 64
-is a deśya word. MW (p. 915) records it as a lexical word occurring in the sense of a maimed person, an unmarried person, a servant or a dwarf. Over and above these senses PSM. gives the word in the sense of dhūrta or thug. Cf. Gujarati , to go astray. This is another instance of Bhoja's diction being influenced by the Prakrit, Apabhramśa and the other spoken languages of the times. The Prabhandha-Cintamani has a Toba TETRUTTO PETT which describes the vamthas to be dwarf in body and attending on the King by massaging his feet. (P. 75).
Pattanikå (qafreit ) P. 10,6.
-The word pattanikā (fem.) is not found in the lexicons. The reference to it is as follows, Sundaraka was commissioned by the king (10th tale) to spend a night in dalliance with Asokavati and record the events, so that the king could show it to Chaddalaka and break their bond of love and faith. For that purpose Sundaraka brings along with him the Pattanikā which records what passes between them. (75: TATTET Tefreirani ferro referent Farfetarनाययत् ... तेषां नखपदानां तका पत्तनिकया तत्प्रतिबिम्बानि जग्राह) The next day he gives it back to the king and the king presents it to Chaddalaka saying:
यदयं प्रसादः प्रसार्य गृह्यताम् । Therefore it seems to be an instrument, Yantra, to take impressions of happenings which could be reviewed the next day by spreading it out.
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