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वाणितक (vANitaka)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
vāṇitaka, adj. (ka-extension of ppp. of unrecorded verb, possibly denom., related to Deśīn. 〔7.54〕 vāṇaa = bracelet-maker, valayakāra), something like wrought by a jeweler: kathiṇa-śubha-vāṇitaka-raśana-(mss. °ṇa-) Mv 〔ii.147.9〕 (so one ms., v.l. vāśitaka, Senart em. vās°, which is implausible
perfumed?), having hard, beautiful, wrought (or, beautifully wrought) girdles (of precious metals and jewels), said of women of the harem.