Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c15.s1.t2.14

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c15.s1.t2.14

Other Magical spells are arranged here alphabetically:— *Ābhoginī.* By muttering this charm one was able to know the mind of others ⁴² *Addaa vijjā.* By means of this charm a patient was cured after casting his reflection into a mirror ⁴³ *Addhavetālī.* By uttering this charm a stick was put down, it was a counter-spell to the "veyālī" spell.⁴⁴ *Āhavaṇī.* It produced instantaneous disaster.⁴⁵ *Āmayakaraṇī.* It made a person sick.⁴⁶ *Antaddhānī* It made a person disappear.⁴⁷ *Anteurī.* In this charm, by uttering the name of a patient, if one's own body was wiped, the patient was cured.⁴⁸ *Ayamīnī.* It forced a person to come to one.⁴⁹ *Buālī.* It appeared like a cat, and was a counterspell to the "mouse" spell ⁵⁰ *Capetī.* In this spell a patient being slapped was cured ⁵¹ *Dabbha* In this spell a patient being wiped with *darbha* grass was cured.⁵² *Dāmilī.* It was a charm possessed by the Draviḍas ⁵³ *Dubbhagākara.* It made a person miserable.⁵⁴