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lakṣmaitat-sapta gaṇā gopetā bhavati neha viṣame jaḥ |

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ṣaṣṭho 'yaṁ nalaghū S: 'yañ-ca nalaghu vā; P fn: nagaṇo; na laghuḥ. vā prathame 'rdhe P fn: prathamārdhe. niyatam-āryāyāḥ || 23 ||

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ṣaṣthe dvitīyalāt-parake 'nle P fn: ante. mukhalāc-ca sayatipadaniyamaḥ |

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carame 'rdhe pañcamake tasmād-iha bhavati ṣaṣṭho P fn: ṣaṣṭhe. laḥ || 24 ||

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triṣvaṁśakeṣu pādo dalayor-ādyeṣu dśyate yasyāḥ |

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pathyeti nāma tasyāḥ prakīrtitaṁ nāgarājena S, Dh, P fn: tasyāś-chandovidbhiḥ samākhyātam. || 25 || S records 2 variant verses found in some manuscripts here:

ekaiva bhavati pathyā vipulāstrisras-tataś-catasrastāḥ |
capalā bhedaistribhir-api bhinnā iti ṣoḍaśāryāḥ syuḥ ||

gīticatuṣṭayam-itthaṁ pratyekaṁ ṣoḍaśaprakāraṁ syāt |
sākalyenāryāṇāmaśītir-eva bhedāḥ syuḥ ||

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ullaṅghya P saṁlaṅghya, with fn: ullaṅghya. Dh: saṁlaṁghaya; Vutt. reads ullaṅgiy- gaṇatrayam-ādimaṁ śakalayor-dvayor-bhavati pādaḥ |

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yasyāstāṁ Piṁgalanāgo vipulām-iti P fn: vipuletica. samākhyāti || 26 ||

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ubhayārdhayor-jakārau dvitīyaturyau gamadhyagau V: -jau. yasyāḥ |

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capaleti nāma tasyāḥ prakīrtitaṁ nāgarājena || 27 ||

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ādyaṁ dalaṁ samastaṁ bhajeta lakṣma capalāgataṁ yasyāḥ |

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śeṣe pūrvajalakṣmā mukhacapalā soditā muninā || 28 ||

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prākpratipāditam-ardhe P fn: ardham. V prints ca after this, but it looks like it has been crossed out. prathame prathametare tu P: ca, with fn: tu. capalāyāḥ |

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lakṣmāśrayeta soktā viśuddhadhībhir-jaghanacapalā || 29 ||