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753) fargacaftofe coulfe, even with the thickly stuffed or densely packed jewels, i.e., even with its teeming gems. The Instrumental case is used here in the sense of 34637. HTUT = HET, delirious (beside itself) with arrogance. For asas ( = fa&), cf.
. in st. 109. The stanza alludes to the belief about the existence of pearls in the heads of elephants, though it is said here to be doubtful (YTIB KET).
754) surrendering, :dispensing. The a aifa, the gems never run out of stock, i.e., are inexhaustible, there is at no time a shortage of gems. We should read A14F in place of the paty so as to agree with antar. Moreover after FTTT is unjustifiable, as already has occurred after gath. Further with the reading ARA, JAF remains unconnected. faves = falt. is changed to
, y, or in Prākrit. See HS. VIII.2.4. We thus get there forms for क्षीयते, viz. खिज्जई, छिज्जई and झिज्जई. Cf. note on st. 546.
755) 3A = gaat, emptiness, depletion, exhaustion, loss of greatness. Cf. tftat in st. 750 and gifta in st. 735. To means empty, depleted, worthless. faeft TAUTE = Pere Tauta Instrumental Absolute construction, used in the sense of the Locative Absolute construction. , rare, few and far between. Though the ocean has an endless stock of gems, still the loss of such a rare and beautiful gem as the moon is deplorable, as there is no substitute available to fill up the gap caused by its loss. The commen. tator understands 7901 as a Nominative plural form from the word 770, used here in the masculine gender, instead of the usual neuter. And for that he gives the reason as follows: 34 Toa प्रायेणापभ्रंशभाषानुसारी। अत्र च अपभ्रंशभाषायां क्वचिनपुंसकेऽपि पुंस्त्वमिति । It is true that in Adabhramśa the genders as current in Sanskrit are not strictly adhered to. See HŚ. VIII.4.445 : REFA977. But that is equally true in Māhārāştri and other Prakrits. See HS. VIII.1.31 -35. Moreover the form te need not be regarded as a mascu. line form. It is a neuter form and can be traced to the Vedic Nominative and Accusative plural forms of reuter words, such as fast = fufa, 471=a7fat, cf. qiioft, VI.1.70 : Eafe TML.
756) 70 = , cast off. HŚ.VIII.4.-6 records 74 as a Prato for the root and says in the far that is a ware for the root es also. We get from 94 forms like 9937, 95g, agu, a ,
V.L.... 38
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