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vartanā ( -veṇī ; for Pali see below), (string of) bead(s) . Note that veṇī in Pali , and at least veṇikā in Skt. , are used in the fig. sense of line, string ; Tib. on LV (both times) renders lan bu (or, bur ) blas pa , rendered by Foucaux le tissu dʼune tresse ; I cannot find blas pa in Tib. Dictt. , but lan bu does indeed seem to mean braid of hair , the normal Skt. meaning of veṇī; it may be that Tib. mistranslated. Occurs twice in LV , in the same comparison: 254.13 (tad yathāpi nāma) vartanyā veṇy (read vartanāveṇy) unnatāvanatā bhavati samaviṣamā, evaṃ me pṛṣṭhīkaṇṭako …; and 256.1 (tad yathā karkaṭakapārśukā) vāhanaśālāyāṃ vā gopānāsī pārśve ( cf. 254.9—11 ) dvipari-(see this!)vartanā veṇīvat (read as one cpd. word) pṛṣṭhīkaṇṭakaḥ. The Mv parallels clearly had vaṭṭanāvalī , q.v. , in accord with the Pali . The Pali MN i.80.15 ( cf. also 81.12 ; 245.30 ) has: (seyyathā) pi nāma vaṭṭanāvaḷī evam eva ssu me piṭṭhikaṇṭako unnatāvanato hoti; comm. ii.50.5 , yathā rajjuyā āvuṇitvā katā vaṭṭanāvaḷī vaṭṭanānaṃ antarantarā ninnā hoti, vaṭṭanaṭṭhānesu unnatā … See also vartita (°tā … veṇī).