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NARADA.
I, 272.
* 272. He should weigh the man on the northern
side, and the stone on the southern side. There
(in the southern scale) he should (place) a basket
and fill it up with bricks, mud, and grains of sand.
273. In the first weighing, the weight (of the man)
should be ascertained with the aid of experienced
men, and the arch marked at that height which
corresponds to the even position of the two scales.
* 274. Goldsmiths, merchants, and skilful braziers
experienced in the art of weighing, should inspect
the beam of the balance.
* 275. After having first weighed the man, and
having macle (on the arches) a mark for the beam,
in order to show the (even) position of the scales,
he should cause him to descend from the balance.
* 276. After having admonished him with solemn
imprecations he should cause the man to get into
the scale again, after having fastened a writing on
273-275. Goldsmiths, merchants, braziers, and other persons
familiar with the art of weighing, should ascertain whether the man
and the equivalent are precisely equal in weight, and whether the
beam of the balance is quite straight, by pouring some water (on
the beam of the balance ?). A. According to the Pitamaha-smn'ti,
the water shall be poured on the beam of the balance. If it does
not trickle down from the beam, the beam may be supposed to be
straight. The way in which the position of the scales and of the
beam of the balance has to be marked on the two arches, may be
gathered from the Ya^iavalkya-smrz’ti, which ordains that a line
shall be drawn (across the arches).
276. He should cause the man to get into the scale once more,
after having reminded him of his good actions and of the pre-
eminence of truth, having invoked the deities, and having fastened
on his head a bill recounting the charge, and containing an impre-
cation. The whole proceeding must not take place in windy or
rainy weather. A. The Viramitrodaya and other compilations
quote another text of Narada, according to which no verdict
should be given if the scales have been moved by the wind.
NARADA.
I, 272.
* 272. He should weigh the man on the northern
side, and the stone on the southern side. There
(in the southern scale) he should (place) a basket
and fill it up with bricks, mud, and grains of sand.
273. In the first weighing, the weight (of the man)
should be ascertained with the aid of experienced
men, and the arch marked at that height which
corresponds to the even position of the two scales.
* 274. Goldsmiths, merchants, and skilful braziers
experienced in the art of weighing, should inspect
the beam of the balance.
* 275. After having first weighed the man, and
having macle (on the arches) a mark for the beam,
in order to show the (even) position of the scales,
he should cause him to descend from the balance.
* 276. After having admonished him with solemn
imprecations he should cause the man to get into
the scale again, after having fastened a writing on
273-275. Goldsmiths, merchants, braziers, and other persons
familiar with the art of weighing, should ascertain whether the man
and the equivalent are precisely equal in weight, and whether the
beam of the balance is quite straight, by pouring some water (on
the beam of the balance ?). A. According to the Pitamaha-smn'ti,
the water shall be poured on the beam of the balance. If it does
not trickle down from the beam, the beam may be supposed to be
straight. The way in which the position of the scales and of the
beam of the balance has to be marked on the two arches, may be
gathered from the Ya^iavalkya-smrz’ti, which ordains that a line
shall be drawn (across the arches).
276. He should cause the man to get into the scale once more,
after having reminded him of his good actions and of the pre-
eminence of truth, having invoked the deities, and having fastened
on his head a bill recounting the charge, and containing an impre-
cation. The whole proceeding must not take place in windy or
rainy weather. A. The Viramitrodaya and other compilations
quote another text of Narada, according to which no verdict
should be given if the scales have been moved by the wind.