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2 kṛtvā , ger. , loosely used without logical subject, making, treating as, taking as : LV 421.7 ( vs ) kauṇḍinyaṃ prathamaṃ kṛtvā pañcakāś caiva bhikṣavaḥ, ṣaṣṭīnāṃ devakoṭīnāṃ dharmacakṣur viśodhitaṃ, taking K. as the first and the five monks, the dharma-eye of 60 crores of gods was purified .