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gives a Tantric version in which the dispute is about
the identity of the child's murderer. Add to n. 401 in I: Or perhaps laksadipa should be in
terpreted as 'a lamp for a lac,' as a measure of
wealth. Cf. Prabandhacintāmaņi, p. 107 (Tawney). In I, p. 339 there is a reference to elephants' tusks splitting
in moonlight, for which I could find no explanation. Only recently I have seen the statement in a magazine that some kinds of elephant ivory, when subjected to sudden and extreme changes in temperature, have been known to crack with considerable violence. If this is true, perhaps the tusks of live elephants might be affected by the change in temperature after nightfall.
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