स्याद्वादमञ्जरी (आचार्य मल्लिषेण सूरि - डॉ. जगदीशचन्द्र जैन सविस्तार हिन्दी अनुवाद सटीक)

...'? No.
It is: 'खद्योतवत्सद्देष्टारो हा द्योतन्ते क्वचित्क्वचित्'
Wait, let me look at line 3 again very carefully:
'ख' - 'द्यो' - 'त' - 'व' - 'त्' - 'स' - 'द्दे' - 'ष्टा' - 'रो'
Yes, that's exactly 9 letters:
ख dyo ta va tsa dde ṣṭā ro!
Wait, is there a halanta under त?
"खद्योतवत्" -> 'त्' has halanta!
Then space?
No, 'सद्देष्टारो' is joined or separate?
Wait, look at: 'खद्योतवत्' then 'स' is right next to it, sharing the shirorekha!
Wait, in Devanagari, 'त्' with halant doesn't join with 'स' into 'त्स'?
Wait, look at the image:
'ख' 'द्यो' 'त' 'व' 'त्' 'स'...
Wait, is that a 'त्' with halant?
Look at the character:
'त' with halanta? No, wait!
Is that 'त' with halant, or is it 'त्' + 'स' = 'त्स'?
Look at line 3:
'ख' (1)
'द्यो' (2)
'त' (3)
'व