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अनुविदिश् (anuvidiz)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
anuvidiś, f. (blend of Skt. vidiś and Pali anudisā), supplementary direction, semi-cardinal point, = vidiś, in Bcṭ 〔328.11〕 (= Śikṣ 〔245.18〕, where text na tu vidiśam)
in Śikṣ 〔252.15〕 text correctly nānuvidiśaṃ (acc. sg.)
in these adhaḥ and ūrdhvam are separately mentioned, as in AsP 〔481.18—19〕 mordhvaṃ mādho cānuvidiśam avalokayan gāḥ
but for this fact, Sukh 〔36.11〕 could easily be taken to prove that anu° means specifically the nadir and zenith, since, after the 4 cardinal points (°paścimottarāsu dikṣu), it follows with adha ūrdhvam anuvidikṣu. But the above passages show that adha ūrdhvam in Sukh must not be taken with anu°, which must apparently mean instead the semicardinal points (not otherwise mentioned here).