नाट्यशास्त्र: भाग २ (भरत मुनि - प्रदीप हिन्दी व्याख्या सहित: संगीत, वाद्य, ताल एवं रस-विधान)

image again very, very carefully.
Let's trace each glyph between मन्था and वाम्भः:

1. स् + त -> स्त
2. ा -> mātrā
3. A circle at mid-height: ° or ं? Wait, is it an anusvāra? No, it's a hollow circle. Wait, no, is it hollow? Look at सङ्घट्ट in the line below, look at the anusvara above स: it's a solid dot.
   The circle in line 25 is hollow: ० or °.
   Wait, what does a hollow circle mean in Sanskrit texts?
   It's often an abbreviation sign ० or indicates an omission / damaged letter in the manuscript!
   When a letter is broken/missing, editors put ° or ०!
   Wait, स्तब्ध has 2 letters (स्त and ब्ध).
   If ब्ध was omitted or illegible, they might have printed मन्थास्ता०र्णवाम्भः or मन्थास्तार्णवाम्भः!
   Wait, look at the glyph:
   Is it ा then ० then र्‍ण?
   Wait, could it be: मन्थास्तार्णवाम्भः where the ा is actually an independent stroke, and