prastārika (10626)

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prastārika
Entry 10626, Page 389, Col. 1
(prastArika, prastArika)
prastārika¦, or °raka, in Mv iii.113.7 °ikā, v.l °akā, in a list of guilds or occupations, after maṇikārakā; per- haps merchant, if related to Pali (kaṃsa-)pattharikā (pl.) Vin. ii.135.16, acc. to comm. 1211.15 dealers in brass-ware; in similar passage Mv iii.442.13 maṇi-prastārakā (on itting kārakā), perh. jewel-merchants?

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