वैयाकरण सिद्धान्त कौमुदी (भट्टोजि दीक्षित - बालमनोरमा व तत्त्वबोधिनी टीका सम्पूर्ण पूर्वार्ध)

: Is it "वश्वथो" or "वञ्चथो"? In old Devanagari, 'ञ्च' has a vertical stroke and loop, while 'श्व' has the round head. Here, look at "वाश्वि" in L8: it is 'श्वि'! Wait, look at L10: "वश्वथो धूर्तः" - it has 'श्व'! Wait, let's re-examine L8: "शीङ्शापिरुगमिवाश्विजीविप्राणिभ्योऽथः ॥" Wait, is it "शापि" or "शपि"? In L8, look at "शा" - yes, there is an aa-matra: "शापि" (or is it 'शपि'? No, 'शापि' or 'शपि', wait, 'शपथः' is from शप्. But could it be शापि? No, look at: "श" has no aa-matra? Wait, compare "श" in "शीङ्" and "शा": "शीङ्" has 'श', then next is 'शा' - wait, is that an aa-matra or just 'श'? It looks like 'शा' or 'श'). Wait, look at the next word: "सप्तम्योऽथः स्यात् ॥" Count:

1. शीङ् -> शयथोऽजगरः
2. शप् -> शपथः
3. रु -> रवथः कोकिलः
4. गम्