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which eatable portion is lesser than the portion that has to be discarded.
The fifteen excesses, included in the second part, which are connected with the householders' vocations that involve considerable violence (Karmadāna)and that must
be avoided are as follows: - a. Arigāra Karma - To earn one's livelihood through the
vocations that run on fire. Vocations like making charcoal, running brick-kiln, smithy, pottery, etc. fall in this
category, b. Vana Karma - Dealing in forest produce such as timber,
gum, etc that involves cutting of trees, logging, sawing
etc, c. Sakata Karma - Cart making, d. Bhāti Karma - Hiring beasts of burden as well as giving
carts and vans on hire, e. Sphotaka Karma - Blasting operations in digging wells
and ponds and levelling and ploughing of ground, etc, f. Danta Vanijya-- Tooth-trade meaning trading in organic
products of animal origin such as ivory, shells, hair, tiger
nails, hide, etc, g. Lāksā vānijya – Trading in shellac, h. Rasa Vānijya - Trading in wines and distillates, i. Visa Vānijya – Trading in poisonous substances such as
opium, arsenic, etc, j. Keśa Vanijya – Trading in hairy beings such as slaves
and animals, k. Yantrapidana Karma- The oil-mills, ginning mills, etc,
where crushing and squeezing by machines is involved, 1. Nirlāñchana Karma-Castrating, neutering and spaying
of people and animals, m. Dāvāgni-dāpan Karma - Burning down farms and
forests, n. Sar-draha-tāla Sosana Karma - Drying of reservoirs,
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