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ahituṇḍika (also °aka?), m. ( Skt. Lex. °ika, but in literature only āhituṇḍika recorded; Pali ahi°, see CPD s.v. ahi-guṇṭhika), ( 1 ) snake-charmer (the spelling °aka only Mv ii.178.1 , and with v.l. °ika 178.11 ; 179.12 ): Mv i.92.3 ; 131.5 ; ii.178.1, 2, 3, 11, 14 ; 179.3, 5, 9, 12, 13 ; 183.14, 18 ; 188.20 ; Divy 436.28 ; 437.3, 9 ; 497.12 ; ( 2 ) n. of a brahman of Śuśumāragiri: Divy 188.11 .
(masc, masc, comp) snake catcher; snake charmer snake-catcher [lit.] (who plays with a) snake's mouth Construction: ahi + tuṇḍa + ika ahituṇḍa + ika