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NARADA.
XV, XVI, 30.
fetches blood (from him), he shall be fined a hun-
dred (Pazzas); if he cuts the flesh, six Nishkas; if
he breaks a bone, he shall be banished.
*30. If a man censures a king devoted to the
discharge of his duties, he shall have his tongue cut
out or his entire property confiscated, as an atone-
ment for such crime.
*31. When an evil-minded man assails a wicked
king even, he shall be (fastened) on a stake and
burnt in fire ; (for he is) more criminal than one who
has committed a hundred times the crime of killing
a Brahman.
*32. A father is not liable to be punished for an
offence committed by his son; nor is the owner of
a horse, dog, or monkey (responsible for any damage
caused by one of these animals), unless he should
have set them to do it.
SEVENTEENTH TITLE OF LAW.
Games.
*1. Dishonest gambling with dice, small slices of
leather, little staves of ivory, or other (games), and
betting on birds, form (the subject of) a title of law
called (Gambling with Dice and Betting on Animals).
* 2. The master of the gaming-house shall arrange
this rule has reference to an equal in caste. Nearly identical with
Manu VIII, 284.
XVII, 1. The translation is according to the Viramitrodaya.
The subject of bets on animals is treated at great length in the
Dhammathats of Burma, which are based on the law-codes of
India. ‘ Other games,’ such as e. g. TTaturahga (Shatrawg, the
Indian chess). ‘ Birds,’ such as pigeons, also bets on professional
wrestlers, rams, &c. Viramitrodaya, p. 718. Manu IX, 223.
2. ‘He shall pay the stakes which have been won,’ i. e. to the
NARADA.
XV, XVI, 30.
fetches blood (from him), he shall be fined a hun-
dred (Pazzas); if he cuts the flesh, six Nishkas; if
he breaks a bone, he shall be banished.
*30. If a man censures a king devoted to the
discharge of his duties, he shall have his tongue cut
out or his entire property confiscated, as an atone-
ment for such crime.
*31. When an evil-minded man assails a wicked
king even, he shall be (fastened) on a stake and
burnt in fire ; (for he is) more criminal than one who
has committed a hundred times the crime of killing
a Brahman.
*32. A father is not liable to be punished for an
offence committed by his son; nor is the owner of
a horse, dog, or monkey (responsible for any damage
caused by one of these animals), unless he should
have set them to do it.
SEVENTEENTH TITLE OF LAW.
Games.
*1. Dishonest gambling with dice, small slices of
leather, little staves of ivory, or other (games), and
betting on birds, form (the subject of) a title of law
called (Gambling with Dice and Betting on Animals).
* 2. The master of the gaming-house shall arrange
this rule has reference to an equal in caste. Nearly identical with
Manu VIII, 284.
XVII, 1. The translation is according to the Viramitrodaya.
The subject of bets on animals is treated at great length in the
Dhammathats of Burma, which are based on the law-codes of
India. ‘ Other games,’ such as e. g. TTaturahga (Shatrawg, the
Indian chess). ‘ Birds,’ such as pigeons, also bets on professional
wrestlers, rams, &c. Viramitrodaya, p. 718. Manu IX, 223.
2. ‘He shall pay the stakes which have been won,’ i. e. to the