शिल्परत्नम् (श्रीकुमार - प्राचीन भारतीय चित्रकला, धातुकर्म, यन्त्र एवं स्थापत्य सटीक)

thenवाthenरि? Wait, let's look at यदि वा: य दि[space]वा[space][?]रि[space]तत्संज्ञितं वा Yes! There ISवाthen another character! Wait, what is the character afterवा? It has a vertical line and a curve... wait, is it पि? E.g., वापि? If it's वापि: यदि वा वापि doesn't make sense ("if or also"). "आर्द्रद्रव्यं स्पृशति यदि वा वारि तत्संज्ञितं वा" makes TOTAL sense! "Touches a wet object, or water, or something named water". In Sanskrit texts on Kupa-prasna: "आर्द्रद्रव्यं स्पृशति यदि वा वारि तत्संज्ञितं वा" "तोयासन्नो भवति यदि वा तोयकार्योन्मुखो वा" Yes! In BPHS / Prasna Marga / Daivajna Vallabha / Shatpanchasika / Brihat Samhita commentary: Water signs, wet objects, water itself (वारि), or things named after water (तत्संज्ञितं= वारिसंज्ञितं). The word is definitelyवारि`!
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