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Social Condition in Subandhu's Time 5 Ibid. pp. 43, line 3; 298, line 3 (E T); 129, line 2; 190 line 5; 198, line 1
(Sfē); 129, line 2; 201, line 1 (Frares); 199, line (acant); .00, line 1
(HUSETA). .. 6. Ibid., p. 298, line 2 (Errefi). 7 Ibid., p. 291, line 3, aturala si PR OF. 8 Ibid; p 291, line 3 (96 ) 9 Ibid., pp. 136, line 4-137, line 1, Herraforaafp r
. 10 Ibid, p. 17, line 3, gsfree arg. 11 Ibid., pp. 18, line 1-19, line 1, fagt afturg. 12 Ibid., p. 19, line 1, CERITT: y. 13 Ibid., p. 19 line 1, fafreierastearteay. 14 Ibid., pp. 19, line 2-20, line 1, Partalabgar T r . 15 Ibid., p. 20, lines 1-2, gautai itici. 16 Ibid., p. 125, line 2, Polenta at:. 17 Ibid,, pp. 20, line 1-21, line 1, gaiha Hra. 18 Ibid., p. 128, lines 3-4, P eta: gray. 19 Ibid , p. 127, lines 1-2, soupit: palay at #rafaay. 20 lbid., p. 129, line 2. F TESATST TH. 21 Ibid., pp. 19, line 2, Fest:
F E UE; 125, line 4, Tam To RafÀ. 22 Ibid., p. 19, line 2, a carei geftain. 23 Ibid , p. 20, line 2, THAT Tafasta. 24 Ibid, p. 21, line 1, #YTETTO FSGTTH. 25 ibid., p. 125, line 4. T EI ofag. 26 Ibid. p. 126, line 1 a quaeraty. 27 Ibid., pp. 20, lines 1-2, STAGE ; 125, line 3, Tiga: STIEUTH. 28 Fa-hien, the Chinese pilgrim who travelled over India for more than ten years
(400-411 A. D.) during the reign of Capdragupta II, has left a valuable record of the country. Unfortunately, he has not noted anything about the political condition of India at that time. Nor, surprisingly enough, has he mentioned the name of the great emperor Candragupta II in whose dominions he must have lived for more than five years. Still his brief account of the Middle Kingdom, which formed the heart of the kingdom of Candragupta II, gives idea of the peace, prosperity and contentment prevailing in the empire, He observes : "The people are numerous and happy; they have not to register their households, or attend any magistrates and their rules; only those who cultivate the royat land bave to pay (a portion of) the grain from it. If they
want to go they go; to stay on, they stay. The king governs without • S. Vol. 8 (4)
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