śaṭa- (14791)
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Entry 14791, Page 522, Col. 1 -
(Sawa, Sawa-)
? śaṭa-¦ (perhaps to AMg. saḍaṇa, nt., decaying, saḍiya, rotten; cf. Nepali sarnu, to rot, putrefy, decay; fall to pieces; and many New Indic cognates, Turner, Nep. Dict.; or, possibly, related to Skt. chaṭā, lump; cf. Deśīn. 3.33 chaṃṭo = jala-chaṭā, drop of water?), in śaṭa-(or chaṭa-) siṅghāṇa, foul (or dropping? or, consisting of a lump ?) mucus: Mmk 112.24 (vs) (dūrād āvasathād gatvā…) visṛjec chaṭa-siṅghāṇaṃ mūtraprasravaṇaṃ tathā. Note that chaṭa- is an equally possible assumption for the form intended.