| kanda . varga . sloka . sequence : 3.3.7.2 | |||||
| Sanskrit | s'u-kaki-t*e ca vr*s'cikah* / | ||||
| Homonym | Sanskrit | Skt. meaning | Nepali | English | |
| 1 | vr*s'cika | s'u-kaki-t*a | u-ni-vastra ka-t*ne kr*mi vis'es*a | the insect; as well as the sign of the zodiac | |
| 2 | vr*s'cika | drun*a | bicchi- | a scorpion | |
| comment / problem | |||||
| 1 | HC : from H.T. Colebrook note: "Also 2. the month during which the sun is in scorpio. Likewise, 3. a crab, 4. a hairy caterpillar, 5. name of a tree (vangueria spinosa)." (p.299) (from compilation) | ||||
| Add comment to Amarakosa reference entry 3.3.7.2 |
| manuscript (tradition / date) |
phrase | Newari | English | hom no |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1_2618 (A1 / 501 NS) |
1 | su-kaki-t*a | a kind of insect covered with bristles | |
| A2_3079 (A2 / 506 NS) |
1 | bicha | a scorpion | |
| 2 | sva-t*harabubu | a large caterpillar | ||
| A2b_3194 (A2 / n.d. NS) |
1 | sva-tharabubu | a large caterpillar | |
| 2 | bicha | a scorpion | ||
| A3a_2236 (A1 / 637 NS) |
1 | su-(ka)ki-t*a | a kind of insect covered with bristts | |
| A5_3078 (A2 / 662 NS) |
1 | bicha | a scorpion | |
| 2 | sva-tharabubu | a large caterpillar | ||
| A6_3176 (no trad. / 718 NS) |
1 | sva-thalabubu | a large caterpillar | |
| 2 | bicha | a scorpion | ||
| A7_2941 (A2 / 803 NS) |
1 | sva-rathachapuvo | a large caterpillar and | |
| 2 | bichavo | a scorpion |