BUmisUcaka
? bhūmi-sūcaka , m. , acc. to Burnouf and Kern , dog (a mg. given to sūcaka in Hindu Lexx. ): khara-sūkarā kroṣṭuka bhūmi-sūcakāḥ pratiṣṭhitasyeha bhavanti nityam [Page411-b] SP 96.12 ( vs ). Tib. seems to intend to render literally, sa ḥdzul (bar) ground glide , i.e. (animals) that glide along the ground (?); for the preceding animal names Tib. has ass, hog , and fox ( wa ; but cf. wa-spyaṅ , jackal ). Could not the BHS mean: asses, swine, and jackals mark (indicate) the ‘ground’ ( state, condition? see bhūmi 3) of him always as he is established here on earth (preceding line says he always dwells in an apāya- bhūmi)? However, Chin. dogs in the later versions; the oldest version seems to lack the word.