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LXVIII, 29.
DUTIES OF A HOUSEHOLDER.
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9. He must not eat during an indigestion ; 10. Nor at midnight; 11. Nor at noon ; 12. Nor in the twilight; 13. Nor dressed in wet clothes ; 14. Nor without his upper garment; 15. Nor naked; 16. Nor in water (nor in a boat); 17. Nor lying stretched out on the back; 18. Nor sitting on a broken stool; 19. Nor reclining on a couch ; 20. Nor from a broken dish; 21. Nor having placed the food on his lap;
22. Nor (having placed the food) upon the ground;
23. Nor from the palm of his hand.
24. That food which has been seasoned with salt (after having been cooked) he must not eat.
25. He must not abuse children (eating in the same row with him).
26. (He must) not (eat) dainties alone.
27. (He must) not (eat) substances from which the fat has been extracted.
28. Nor (must he eat) roasted grain in the daytime.
29. At night (he must not eat) anything mixed with sesamum-seeds.
9. According to Nand., the use of the particle ka implies a prohibition to eat again, after having partaken of a Sraddha meal.
15. See note on LXIV, 5.
24. Nand., quoting a passage of Vâsishtha (XIV, 28), states the use of the particle ka to imply, that food twice cooked and food cooked in a frying-pan should also be avoided.
27. This rule refers to skimmed milk and to a dough made of ground sesamum, from which the oil has been extracted. (Nand.)
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