History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.641

v5.c71.s1.641

³⁹³ Yāj and Viṣṇu read 'avīci' for mahāvīci. Yāj. reads Sampratāpata (throwing down in a pit) for Sampratāpana and adds Kumbhīpāka separately, which latter means 'heating after placing inside a jar'. The printed Manusmṛti reads 'Pratīmūrtikam', which is a misreading of some mss. Some Mss read 'Lohacāraka' which may mean 'being made to walk over red hot iron' or 'being fettered with irons' (Pr. V. p. 16) All the names are explained by Pr. V. (pp. 15-16) and by some of the commentators of Manu. According to Jamadagni quoted in Pr. V p. 16 Vaitaraṇī is a river in the nether regions which is full of foul smell and blood, which has hot water, is very rapid and has on the crest of its waves bones and hair. Śaṅkha-Likhita (q. by Madanapārijāta p. 695) describes Vaitaranī as 'taptodakā' (having hot water).