Can anyone suggest etymologies for: Phaaraka (type of soldier) Phaarakii/Phaaraki (type of catapult or sling) These two words appear in the Old Gujarati poem, KanhaDadeprabandha. Thank you, Richard D. Saran South Asia Division Graduate Library University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA (313) 936-2346 rdsaran at umich.edu