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

दयितासि 'श्रेष्ठः' सर्वेभ्यो देवेभ्यः प्रशस्यतमः 'रश्मिः' बहुराश्मकानां
Wait, is it "बहुराश्मकानां" or "बहुरश्मिकानां"?
Look at L24:
'रश्मिः' बहुराश्मकानां -> wait, look at the 'रा':
Is there an aa-matra? "बहुराश्मकानां" - yes, it looks like "बहुराश्मकानां" or "बहुरश्मिकानां"?
Wait, look at the letters:
ब-हु-र-श्मि-का-नां?
Wait, between र and श्म, is there an aa matra?
No, wait, look at: "बहुराश्मकानां" vs "बहुरश्मिकानां":
It has 'र', then 'श्मि' with 'ि' matra curving over 'र'?
Wait! The 'ि' matra of 'श्मि' goes to the left of the conjunct 'श्म'!
So it hangs over 'र'!
That's why it looks like a vertical line after 'र'!
It is: बहुरश्मिकानां!
Let's verify: र + ि + श्म = बहुरश्मिकानां. Yes, standard Devanagari typesetting where the short-i matra left stem falls before the conjunct, i.e., after 'र'! So it's `बह