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them to be arranged, Dot too far from himself, and not too near to himneelf, he orders to be drawn an inside-curtain decorated with jewels and precious stones of various kinds, extreinely worth seeing, very costly, and manufactured in a famous town. Its glossy soft cloth was adorned with hundreds of designs and pictures of wolves-bulls-horses-human beingscrocodiles-birds--snakes-Feat Kim-Nara- A kind of Vyantara goda kaowa az kinnara, a Ruru, A kind of deer, Ex Sarabba (An octoped wild animal which can even carry an elephant on its back) The Camara, A kind of deer resembling a buffalo the hair of whose tall is used for making chowries: of elephantsforest-creepers-and lotus-creepers. Having orpered it to be drawn, he orders to be atranged for kşattiyäņi Trišalā am excellent state-chair embellished with designs oí various kinds of jewels and precious stones, covered with a coverlet and a soft pillow, covered with a white cloth, very soft, and of a pleasant touch to the body. Having ordered it to be arranged, he calls the family-servants. Having called them, he spoke thus:- 64
65. Quickly, indeed, O beloved of the gods! call the instructors of the signs of dreams who know the great science of Omens (Augury ) and their meanings in their eight branches, and who are versed in various sciences,
Then the family-sarvants, thus addressed by king Siddhā. rtha, glad, contented, etc with the paims of their hands folded etc, accepted tke words of command.
66 Baving accepted the words of command, they go out of the presence of kratriya Siddhartha, Having gone out, they go right through the town of Kunda-grāma to the houses of instructors of signs of dreams. Having gone, they called the instructors of the signs of dreams.
The following are the eight branches of the Science of Omens;--
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