khayitvā); so prob. read with 1 ms. in Mv i.361.9 ekaṃ
mṛgaṃ visarjayiṣyāmaḥ, mahārājasya ca mṛgamānsena
abhibhakṣaṇaṃ (v.l. avikṣaṇam; Senart em. avibhakṣa-
ṇaṃ, supposed to mean non-cessation de nourriture; im-
plausible) bhaviṣyati, ime ca mṛgā evaṃ anayavyasanaṃ
nopapadyiṣyanti, we will let go one deer (every day), and
the king will feed on deer-meat, and (at the same time) thus
these deer will not get into serious trouble. Less likely is the
v.l. avikṣaṇaṃ = AMg. avikkhaṇa (by false Sktization) =
Pali (an-)apekkhana, Skt. (rare) apekṣaṇa = apekṣā
desire (at the same time the king will crave deer-meat, and
these deer…).