कथासरित्सागर : प्रथम खण्ड (लम्बक १ से ५)

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Let's do a line-by-line transcription of the image exactly as it is printed, character by character.

४२ कथासरित्सागर प्रातर्ब्राह्मणपूजार्थं व्यसृजि वणिजस्तया। (Wait, व्यसृजि or भ्यसृजि? It looks like भ्यसृजि in the print, but let's look at the first letter: भ्यसृजि - yes, it has a loop like भ. Let's write भ्यसृजि as printed, or व्यसृजि? Let's write भ्यसृजि because it has a clear loop on the left, but wait, व्य in some old prints has a loop? No, व्य is usually व्य. Let's write भ्यसृजि as it looks, but wait, let's look at व्य in व्यसृजद् - standard is व्यसृजद्. Let's write भ्यसृजि since it's printed भ्यसृजि.) घटी हिरण्यगुप्तस्य किञ्चिन्मार्गयितुं धनम्॥४३॥ (Wait, the first letter is घटी or चटी? It looks like चटी but with a loop, wait, it's `घटी