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Sāyaṇa (Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa) says that Dhaivara is one who takes fish by netting a tank ; Dāsa and Sauskala do so by means of fish hooks (Baḍisa) ; Kaivarta and Mainala by means of net (Jāla) ; Margara by means of hands; Aṇḍa by putting pegs in dams and Parṇaka by putting a poisoned leaf in the water.