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34. (1) I. कर्म विदुश्च; J. कर्म विद्याभ्य; A.F. कर्म विदुश्च। The emendation कर्मवित्तम्यः, suggested by all other Mss. renders the expression more or less intelligible.
(2) D. B. वंधार्थया; F. leaves this word in a lacuna; A. ह(च)पलश्च।
(3) A. स्यूर्दलापरः। The second half of this line presents many difficulties. If बन्धु is read with short उ, the following words would be दया (instead of उदय) and पर (instead of चपर, which is meaningless) and the three words बल, बन्धु and दया would imply some of the qualifications required of the carpenter. And there are parallel passages to support the suggestions. स्थपति is stated to be दृढबन्धुः in the *Vāstuvidyā* (I. 15), but not the तक्षक, whose qualifications are thus described: