m. the principle of the boon asked for by the old virgin (who chose accord. to the महा-भाष्य, पुत्रा मे बहुक्षीर-घृतम् ओदनं काञ्चन-पात्र्याम् भुञ्जीरन्, ‘May my sons eat rice with much milk and ghee from a golden vessel’, which, if granted, would have covered all other wishes), [A.]
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वृद्ध कुमारी वाक्य वर न्याय