अश्ववैद्यकम् (जयदत्त सूरि - विस्तृत अश्व-रोग निदान एवं शल्य-चिकित्सा महाग्रन्थ)

(a ligature)?
Wait, look at:
र (ra)
then:
त्तै (ttai) or त्स्नै (tsnai)?
Wait, look at the word:
"कटुकैरम्ललवणैरत्यन्तसेवितैः"
Wait, why did I think there were extra letters?
Look at:
कटुकैरम्ललवणै
Then:
रत्यन्तसेवितैः
Wait! Is there an extra letter between णै and रत्यन्तसेवितैः??
Wait, let's look at the letters:
क - टु - कै - र - म्ल - ल - व - णै -
Then:
There is a letter with 'ai' matra!
Wait, why does it have an 'ai' matra?
Look above the line:
Above 'कै': two slants (ai).
Above 'णै': two slants (ai).
Above the next letter: TWO SLANTS (ai)!!
And above the letter after that: TWO SLANTS (ai)!!
Yes! There ARE two letters with 'ai' matra!
Look at them:
They both have 'ai' matra (two slants each)!
What are those two letters?
First one: has a top repha? No, two slants. The base looks like:
Wait! Could it be:
"क्षारैश्च"?
"क्षारैश्चात्यन्तसेवितैः"?
Wait!
"कटुक