འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 294

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It indicates that [the possessing being] is of divine birth,
From the Akaniṣṭha or other heavens in the realm of form.
Other signs indicating their origin
In the realm of form will also be observed.

“For the lords of the desire realm,
Ruling over the gods of this realm,
The signs will indicate their [relatively] inferior birth,
And their speech will be very sweet.

“If they are divine yakṣas dwelling in palaces
Manifested here on earth,
The language of these yakṣas will be the same
As that of Vārāṇasī along with Magadha.

“Similarly, the language of Aṅga
Is known to be that of mahoragas.
The language of Pūrvī¹⁸⁴³
Is that of the powerful garuḍas.

“Similarly, the same language
That is spoken in Vaṅga
Is also known to be the speech of kinnaras,
And, as such, indicates them [as the possessing beings].

“The language of Oḍra¹⁸⁴⁴ is invariably
That of the sword-wielding siddhas, the masters of magic.
This language of the vidyādharas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .¹⁸⁴⁵

“The language of Kāmarūpa is the language
Of the sages who can assume any form.
It indicates that [the possessing beings]
Are the sages with the five superknowledges.

“The language of Samataṭa¹⁸⁴⁶
And the language of Harikela
Are based on the sound ḍ
And are indistinct and unclear.¹⁸⁴⁷

“Languages where the sound l abounds
Are said to be piśāca.
They are found on the islands
Of Karmaraṅga, Nārikela,

“Vāruṣaka,¹⁸⁴⁸
Nagna, and Bali,¹⁸⁴⁹
And also among the inhabitants
Of the island of Java and other islands.

“Indistinct languages where
The sound r ¹⁸⁵⁰ abounds,
Both wispy and harsh,
Are spoken by the angry pretas.

“They are found in the southern countries,
Among the inhabitants of Andhra,
Karnāṭaka, Drāviḍa, Kośala, Aḍavi,¹⁸⁵¹
And on the island of Siṃhala.

“Languages that abound in the sound ḍ,¹⁸⁵²
In combination with the guttural ra, are known as rākṣasa.
They are spoken by people
Inhabiting other islands.¹⁸⁵³

“The language of the mātṛs of great vigor
Is the same as the one just described;¹⁸⁵⁴
The languages that indicate [these mātṛs as the possessing beings]
Are the western languages of Vidiśa and Mālava.¹⁸⁵⁵