pElottaka
pailottaka , or ( var. in Index) °ttika (so Mironov ), nt. , Mvy 9445 , acc. to Tib. rdol ba , leak ; Chin. leak-instrument ; Jap. identifies with Pali pilotikā, see pilotika (despite double tt). Follows varatram, app. = more usual Skt. varatrā, strap . Could it possibly mean stopper against leaks , made of rags? Improbable. Cf. next.