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उत्कोटन (utkoTana)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
utkoṭana, nt. (see below), or (var. in Kyoto ed.
and Mironov without v.l.) khoṭana, nt.: °nam Mvy 〔8423〕. Both form and mg. obscure
occurs between bhikṣupaiśunyam and duṣṭhulārocanam. Tib. skyo sṅogs (var. brṅogs) byed pa, causing quarrels
Chin. disturbing the saṃgha
Jap. raising questions about a matter already decided. The last implies derivation from utkoṭayati, q.v. Skt. has nothing helpful on either reading. Pali ukkoṭana-ka, Vin. 〔ii.94.7〕, means reopening a settled question (wrongly PTSD), just as the verb ukkoṭeti seems always so used. But ukkoṭana is defined by DN comm. 〔i.79.30〕 as taking bribes (to obstruct justice), which finds support in AMg. ukkoḍā, bribery (Ratnach.), and seems to fit better the Pali occurrences
it is always found in a list of instances of trickery and deceit (typical is DN 〔i.5.22〕 ukkoṭana-vañcana-nikati-sāciyogā paṭivirato)
cf. the Skt. root kuṭ. If khoṭana (Skt. Gr., limping) is the true reading, I know of no plausible interpretation.
Sanskrit Tibetan
Tibetan
skyo sngogs byed pa
१) खोटन / उत्कोटन २) खोटयेत्
skyo brngogs byed pa
खोटन / उत्कोटन