History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.156

v7.c90.156

1406a कश्मल means मूर्च्छा or मोह acc. to अमरकोश 'मूर्च्छा तु कश्मलं मोहोप्यवमर्दस्त्व पीडनम्'. In the भगवद्गीता II. 2 we have 'कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्' where it should mean मोह. If we prefer the variant reading कल्मषं, then the meaning would be मलिन (dark) or मलीमस.