रंगनाथ रामायण (प्रसिद्ध दक्षिण भारतीय रामायण - सम्पूर्ण सविस्तार हिन्दी अनुवाद)

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• Line 26: "तब एक क्रूर सड्गं को आकाश से आता हुआ देखकर मैंने"
• Wait, let me look at line 26: "क्रूर" has a long 'ऊ' matra: "क्रूर". Then space. Then letter:
  • Top horizontal line (shirorekha).
  • A left part with loop, coming down.
  • A horizontal bar connecting to vertical stem.
  • Vertical stem.
  • Dot above the shirorekha over the stem!
  • Next letter: 'ड' with virama/subscript 'ग' = 'ड्ग'.
  • Wait, it really looks like "सड्गं"!
  • Wait, could the left part be 'ख'? In some fonts, 'ख' is made with a 'स'-like left part? NO, 'ख' never has a middle horizontal crossbar. Only 'स' has that!
  • Wait, why would it be 'स'? It's a typo in the original book!
  • Wait, what if it's "खड्ग" and the typesetter's 'ख' sort was worn? No, that's clearly the glyph for 'स'.
  • Wait, but should I write "सड्गं" or "खड्ग"?
  • Let's look at what is best practice: in transcription, do we correct obvious typos or