ताण्ड्य महाब्राह्मण / पञ्चविंश ब्राह्मण (सायण भाष्य एवं चिन्नस्वामी शास्त्री टीका सहित)

Is it "निवेपेण" or "निवेपेन" or "निवेपेण"?
Wait! In PB: what is the text?
PB 6.9.9: "विषेण वै तां समामोषधयोऽक्ता भवन्ति यां समां महादेवः पशून् हन्ति"
Look at the first letter:
Is it नि or वि?
It is वि! Look at the first letter: व with short i matra: "वि"!
Second letter: ष with 'े' matra: "षे"!
Third letter: "ण"!
It is "विषेण"!
Wait, look at the image:
First character has a loop on the left: wait, is it 'वि' or 'निव'?
Look at "वि": there is a vertical stem with loop on left, and 'i' matra. But wait, why does it look like "ठिव" or "निव"?
Wait, look at the letter:
It has a loop at the bottom left: like 'त' or 'न' or 'ठ'?
Wait, the text of PB 6.9.9 is definitely:
"विषेण वै तां समामोषधयोऽक्ता भवन्ति यां समां महादेवः पशून् हन्ति यच्छं राजन्नोषधीभ्य इत्याह..."
Yes! "विषेण वै तां समामोषधयोऽक्ता भवन्ति..."
In the print, the letter 'वि' is slightly damaged or has