रसेन्द्रसारसंग्रह (गोपालकृष्ण - पं. रामप्रसाद वैद्य सविस्तार सान्वय हिन्दी टीका सहित)

' or 'द्व'? Wait, look at 'द्व' in line 19: 'वल्लद्वयं'. In 'वल्लद्वयं', 'द्व' has द् on top, व below. In line 21, the letter after या has द् on top, and... wait! Could it be: या (yaa) द्व (dva) भ (bha)? Wait, look at the letters:

1. या
2. द्
3. भ
4. वे
5. द्दुः Wait, could it be: या + द् + भ + वे + द्दुः ? Wait, if it's "यावद्भवेद्दुःसहशीत-", how did the typesetter typeset it? Could the typesetter have dropped 'व' and set "याद्भवेद्दुःसहशीत-"? Look at the character after 'वे': Could it be 'द्दुः'? YES! In many old fonts, 'द्दु' (द् + दु) was a ligature: द् on top of दु! When द् is placed on top of दु, the top द् has a small belly, the lower दु has a loop, looking just like a 'ह'! Yes! द् + दु = द्दु! And before 'सह' there is visarga 'ः', making it 'द्दुः'! So it IS "द्दुः"! And what is the letter between या and वे? It's 'द्भ'! So the types