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chiefly of various faults in the statements of the parties
in a suit.—‘one depriv-
ed of his entire wealth by confiscation.’ 4* M reads
‘carried off’ for fasr^r:.—B
‘one who has assumed wealth by using violence,.—
B ‘a pretender who belongs to the
same stock’ Sh. reads 6* Most of the sec-
tion on the various Vargas recurs in the Tantrakhya-
yika, the original of the Paficatantra, both of which
works have borrowed a great deal from the present
work. See Hertel’s Tantrakhyayika (I, 143). 10.
Sh. reads sjr: ‘a hidden snake’ for yffa: ‘a frightened
snake S.’ 12-^ ‘he shall be served’ Sh.
for ‘ go there B.
15, 3~5- (‘subject matter’ Sh.) means the
spot for a council, which must be strictly secluded and
secret. See Law s Indian Polity, p. 31. 4. Instances
of this occur in the stories of Nagasena and Srutavar-
man. The former king was killed by his minister
having heard from a Maina bird about his plan to dis-
pose of the minister, which plan was betrayed by the
bird after overhearing the consultation. Srutavarman
lost his kingdom, because a parrot had listened to his
secret council. See Harsacarita, p. 268 (Bomb, ed.)
II. The betrayal of counsel through a dream is illus-
trated by the story of Suvarnacuda, who lost his life,
because his plans became known by his dreams. See
Harsacarita 1. c 14- M ‘destroys the
prosperity of the king’. Sh, reads 22.
The readings of this text in S. have been followed.
24. B. 25^ mmu? B, Sh. has in
the singular. 31. ‘they would betray the
matter.’—Secrecy (jjIh) is expressly referred to after-
chiefly of various faults in the statements of the parties
in a suit.—‘one depriv-
ed of his entire wealth by confiscation.’ 4* M reads
‘carried off’ for fasr^r:.—B
‘one who has assumed wealth by using violence,.—
B ‘a pretender who belongs to the
same stock’ Sh. reads 6* Most of the sec-
tion on the various Vargas recurs in the Tantrakhya-
yika, the original of the Paficatantra, both of which
works have borrowed a great deal from the present
work. See Hertel’s Tantrakhyayika (I, 143). 10.
Sh. reads sjr: ‘a hidden snake’ for yffa: ‘a frightened
snake S.’ 12-^ ‘he shall be served’ Sh.
for ‘ go there B.
15, 3~5- (‘subject matter’ Sh.) means the
spot for a council, which must be strictly secluded and
secret. See Law s Indian Polity, p. 31. 4. Instances
of this occur in the stories of Nagasena and Srutavar-
man. The former king was killed by his minister
having heard from a Maina bird about his plan to dis-
pose of the minister, which plan was betrayed by the
bird after overhearing the consultation. Srutavarman
lost his kingdom, because a parrot had listened to his
secret council. See Harsacarita, p. 268 (Bomb, ed.)
II. The betrayal of counsel through a dream is illus-
trated by the story of Suvarnacuda, who lost his life,
because his plans became known by his dreams. See
Harsacarita 1. c 14- M ‘destroys the
prosperity of the king’. Sh, reads 22.
The readings of this text in S. have been followed.
24. B. 25^ mmu? B, Sh. has in
the singular. 31. ‘they would betray the
matter.’—Secrecy (jjIh) is expressly referred to after-