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कृत्तस् (kRttas)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
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? kṛttas, kṛtto, also written kṛntas, kṛnto, n. pl., how many? Laṅk 〔31.2〕 (vs) kṣetre kṣetre rajāḥ kṛtto, dhanvo (read °ve) dhanve bhavet kati
Suzuki, Index, says ‘kṛtta for kyanta’, but the same appears 〔32.3〕 (vs) in virtually all mss. (ed. kyanto), and in 〔31.5, 7, 9〕 (vss) all mss. kṛntaḥ, kṛnto (ed. em. kyantaḥ, kyanto), We seem to be dealing with a hyper-Skt. substitute for a MIndic form related to Pali kittaka, how many? (minus ka, which is metr. impossible).