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9. Vy acde (v. 1.), Bmd—अपथान् भावयन्तीह; Vy e—अपथान् प्लावयन्तीह; Mts—कुपथान् प्लावयन्ती सा. Al-Birūnī explains Kupathā as a people who are far from sin. For names ending in patha or mārga, cf. Siddha-patha (Rājatar., VIII, 557), the old name of the Sidau or Budil pass (14000 ft.) in Kashmir. See also p. 66, note 2 below. Cf. p. 26, note 8; p. 36, note 5; p. 67, note 4.