Note 1 — Chapter XCVII · (Vetála 23.)
C. H. (Charles Henry) Tawney translation
Guṇa means virtue and also string; kara finger and tribute; the kaliyuga, or age of vice, is the last and worst. Vaikṛitam̱ in śl. 2, may perhaps mean “anger,” as in 79. śl. 2.: see B. and R. s. v.