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भरिका (bharikA)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
bharikā (hyper-Skt., 〔§ 2.33〕, for MIndic (Pali) bhariyā = Skt. bhāryā), wife
in Divy 〔28.22〕
〔30.11—12〕 read jyeṣṭha-bharikā, elder brotherʼs wife, with some mss. both times, for ed. °bhavikā. Bailey, JRAS 〔1950.175—6〕, would read -bhartṛkāyā in 〔28.22〕 (Tib. jo mo, mistress), and bhrātṛke in 〔30.11〕 (Tib. mnaḥ ma, daughter-in-law). I prefer my interpretation.