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hall formed an ordinary part of a king's palace, either separately or as part of a great reception hall. It was especially laid down in Āpastamba, ii. 25, that it is the king's duty to provide such a place; and later law books disclose a custom by which
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FIG. 8.-OLD INDIAN SCROLLWORK.
a share of the winnings went to the treasury. The gambling was with dice on a board with thirty-six squares; and the best description of the game, the details of which are very obscure, is at Jātaka, vi. 281.1 There is a curious old bas-relief in which
1 Comp. 1. 290; 3. 91,
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