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lawful, which is lawful and which unlawful, and how they slaughter them ; which it is and how it is necessary to slaughter it for the sake of a seasonfestival, and whatever is about a season-festival ; how it is necessary to celebrate it, and the person who takes the things '; the expense of a seasonfestival and how much the reward is; how it is necessary to give to the priests, controllers (radân), and high-priests, and to any persons who are without doubts, who in speech, action, and intention are virtuous, and any persons who recite the season-festival liturgy. And everything wise is in this book; and this is incumbent on all people that they learn this, and it is the same for all till the days of the guardian spirits ; and every one who possesses knowledge seeks for this, and causes intercession by mankind, for the sake of the worthy, such as clothing for a righteous gift, so that one obtains recompense in the end from heaven; and it is necessary to give this clothing for a righteous gift to relations and the worthy.
8. The name of the eighth is Ratustâyi?, and this is of fifty subdivisions, but when, after the time of Alexander, they held an enquiry, they found no more than thirteen subdivisions. And these are about the affairs of the king and obedience, judges and whatever becomes important in holding enquiries, philosophers and devotees; about the edifices of cities, constructed and made magnificent, birds and species of animals, fish and whatever is
10225 has kizhâ, the others only hâ; but compare Dk. VIII, Chap. VII, 5.
See Dk. VIII, Chap. VIII.
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