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Kauṭilya; Jolly, Julius [Oth.]; Schmidt, Richard [Oth.]
Arthaśāstra: a new edition (2): Notes, with commentary ... — Lahore: The Punjab Sanskrit Book Depot, 1924

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IS- Vn^cni^BM for ‘ for the superintendent
of forest produce.’
18, 2- BM for 6 in places suitably
prepared for them’ Sh. 3- °cnrena^HB M for °qsr
^T5f, ‘ they shall be exposed to the sun and to the air.’
6. M for ‘immovable ma-
chines ’ Sh. 7. oyrrrnr M for 15.
for g^°, ‘a saw.’ 16- BM for g
‘awl-like instruments.’ 18. BM Co for
0<rera»0, ‘ a wooden board used to cover the body?
21. ^rfg^wpB, sqrnrgsi^M, ^ra^^Sh. So
proposes to read The sense is not clear,
csnsn is the name of a tax.
19, II. 05^T*tf BM Co for °JT^T<TV5rr, ‘which
neither increase in weight owing to absorption of
water or an ointment, nor diminish in weight through
heat? 15. BM for °FTrtT% ‘symbols
such as 20 Palas shall be marked? 37. ^rrn BM for
qr€r» is a well-known measure of grain.
20, 10. BM for Vl The Vitasti of
12 Angulas is called Chayapaurusa here, because the
gnomon of the sundial was regarded as a man (pu-
rusa\ The Jains use the same term (porisl) to
denote the shadow cast by a gnomon. See prof. Jacobi
in ZDMG. LXXIV. 26. BM Co for
2coo Dhanus. Goruta is a distance as far as the lowing
of a cow may be heard. 35- *nfWq?T and
BM. The Waterclock,like the beforementioned gnomon,
is a contrivance for measuring time. The ?rn%rTT
(‘tube’) is defined as the time taken for one Adhaka
of water to pass from a large pot through a hole of
certain dimensions into a smaller vessel, = | Muhfirta.
 
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