पृष्ठम्:मालविकाग्निमित्रम्.djvu/२०२

ACT V.

---

P. 89.1. 3.—उवख्खित्तो ....भित्तिबन्धो, *’I have thrown up a wall round.

It was this short wall erected round the Aśoka that made

that tree संकेदघरओ (see p. 96, 1 12 ). MS G reads वेदिआबन्धो for

भित्तिबन्धो.

P. 89, 1. 6–पसादाहिमुही: G has पसादसुमुहो.

P. 89, 1. 8.—चीरमञ्जूसं, ‘ a leather box. G reads simply मञ्जूसं.

P. 90, 1. 1–अणुचिठन्ताणं (अनुतिष्ठताम् ) i.e. ‘अनष्ठानं कुर्वाणानाम् अनुष्ठानं

‘जपहोमपारायणादि करणम् : Among other things the word means

the recital of certain Vedic verses for a certain number of times

within a definite period. For instance, the muttering of the couplet त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् which is known by the name of मृत्युंजयमन्त्र, Rigveda VII

4, 59, 12, accompanied by three nights' fast and a hundred

oblations of cooked rice in honour of Śiva, makes a man live

for one full century. Such an observance would be an अनुष्ठान.

The word is also applied to the chanting of texts other than

those of the Vedas. Thus the recitation of the chapter called

Śivakavacha Adhyâya (Skanda Purana, Brahmottara Khanda

Adhyâya 12) is enjoined as an observance for the prolongation

of life (अय़ूअर्वृद्ध्यर्थमनुष्ठानम्). The performance of an अनष्ठान is

supposed to lead to many supernatural results. To avert an imminent calamity or danger, to restore a sick man to health, to make

the heavens send down showers of rain, are among purposes for

which an अनुष्ठान may be, or may be ordered to be, performed.

P.90, 1. 2–णिच्चदख्खिणा मासिअ दादव्वा, “the daily dakshiņâ accumulated for a month,’ or ‘ for one month in advance.' MS . G has

this speech very differently : महुआरिए विहापारगामीणं बम्हणाणं इमाणि

दख्खिणाणिक्काणि । ता पुरोहिदस्स हथ्थे पावस्सं