[miṣ-ka] Emulation, rivalry. ṣaṃ Pretext, disguise, deceit, trick, fraud, false or outward appe arance; bālamenamekena miṣeṇānīya Dk. (often used like chala q. v, to indicate an utprekṣā); na romakūpaughamiṣājjagatkṛtā kṛ- taśca kiṃ dūṣaṇaśūnyabiṃdavaḥ N. 1. 21; vadane viniveśitā bhujaṃgī piśunānāṃ rasanāmiṣeṇa dhātrā Bv. 1. 111; asvasthatāmiṣeṇa Dk.