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I, 56.
DEBTS; PROPERTY.
55
declared to be threefold : what has been obtained
as alms, by sacrificing, and through (instructing) a
pupil.
53. The pure wealth peculiar to a Kshatriya is of
three sorts likewise : what has been obtained in the
shape of taxes, by fighting, and by means of the fines
declared in lawsuits.
54. The pure wealth peculiar to a Vaisya is also
declared to be threefold: (what has been acquired)
by tillage, by tending cows, and by commerce. For
a 5udra it consists of what is given to him by the
members of the three higher castes.
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55. These are the legitimate modes of acquisition
of wealth for all the (four) castes severally. If one
caste should take to the occupations of another caste,
it is a criminal proceeding, except in extreme cases
of distress.
4. Means of Livelihood for a Brahman in
Times of Distress.
56. In times of distress, a Brahman is allowed to
gain his substance in the mode prescribed for the
caste next to him in rank ; or he may gain his sub-
stance like a Vaisya. But he must never resort to
55. Here ends the section of the divers kinds of wealth in the
law of debt. A.
56. ‘ The class next to him in rank,’ i.e. the Kshatriya or warrior
caste. If he should find himself unable to support his family by
the mode of livelihood of his own caste, he may gain his substance
like a Kshatriya. At the time of a drought or famine, he may
gain his substance like a Vanya even. ‘ The lowest caste,’ i. e.
the Audra caste. A. Manu X, 81, 82; Vishzzu II, 15; Ya^na-
valkya III, 35 ; Gautama VII, 6, 7 ; Baudhayana II, 4, 16, &c.
DEBTS; PROPERTY.
55
declared to be threefold : what has been obtained
as alms, by sacrificing, and through (instructing) a
pupil.
53. The pure wealth peculiar to a Kshatriya is of
three sorts likewise : what has been obtained in the
shape of taxes, by fighting, and by means of the fines
declared in lawsuits.
54. The pure wealth peculiar to a Vaisya is also
declared to be threefold: (what has been acquired)
by tillage, by tending cows, and by commerce. For
a 5udra it consists of what is given to him by the
members of the three higher castes.
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55. These are the legitimate modes of acquisition
of wealth for all the (four) castes severally. If one
caste should take to the occupations of another caste,
it is a criminal proceeding, except in extreme cases
of distress.
4. Means of Livelihood for a Brahman in
Times of Distress.
56. In times of distress, a Brahman is allowed to
gain his substance in the mode prescribed for the
caste next to him in rank ; or he may gain his sub-
stance like a Vaisya. But he must never resort to
55. Here ends the section of the divers kinds of wealth in the
law of debt. A.
56. ‘ The class next to him in rank,’ i.e. the Kshatriya or warrior
caste. If he should find himself unable to support his family by
the mode of livelihood of his own caste, he may gain his substance
like a Kshatriya. At the time of a drought or famine, he may
gain his substance like a Vanya even. ‘ The lowest caste,’ i. e.
the Audra caste. A. Manu X, 81, 82; Vishzzu II, 15; Ya^na-
valkya III, 35 ; Gautama VII, 6, 7 ; Baudhayana II, 4, 16, &c.