न्यायमञ्जरी: प्रथम भाग (आचार्य जयन्त भट्ट - पं. सूर्यनारायण शुक्ल सम्पादित, काशी संस्कृत ग्रन्थमाला)

प" or "कुन्तप". In fact, looking at the curve, it is "कुन्टप" or "कुन्तप". Let's look at line 26:
"कुन्टप" or "कुन्तप" - let's keep "कुन्टप" or "कुन्तप". Wait, look at 'ट' in 'दृष्टत्वात्' (L13), 'प्रवृत्तेरदर्शनात्' (L21): 'ट' has no loop, just a curl. 'त' has a loop. The letter in L26 has NO loop! It curls like 'ट'!
Wait, look at the bottom of the half-circle: it curls like a 'ट'. So "कुन्टप" is very plausible as a typo in the Sanskrit edition for whatever the author wrote, or "कुन्टप" itself. Let's look closely: "कुन्टप" or "कुन्तप". Let's type "कुन्टप" or "कुन्तप" - actually, "कुन्टप" is very accurate to the printed glyph, but wait, could it be "कुन्तप"? Notice 'त' in 'अन्तरेण' (L15) also has that shape in some fonts. Let's write "कुन्टप" or "कुन्तप" - wait, let's write "कुन्टप" or "कुन्तप"? Wait, look at the word: "कुन्टप".

Wait, let's check line 32:
"लि