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विशिखिन् (vizikhin)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
vi-śikhin, without fire: (in a magic formula
devebhyo manuṣyebhyo gandharvebhyaḥ) śikhigrahād evā (!) viśikhigrahād evā (!) Ānandasyāgamanāya juhomi Divy 〔612.19〕
so printed
read surely śikhigrahā devā viśikhigrahā devā(ḥ)
these are vocs. pl.
śikhi- = fire, viśikhi- = fireless, without fire
does graha mean planet? cup? seizure? or what? At any rate, some ‘gods’ are addressed.