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boats; and gems, etc., threaded.198 At that time was instituted court-procedure-plaintiff and defendant with king, magistrate, court-house,199 and witnesses. Worship of elephants, etc., archery, medicine, attendance on kings, 200 etc., battle, science of politics, binding, beating, killing, 201 and organizations arose then. Extreme selfishness of the people, saying "That is my father, mother, brother, wife, son, house, money," and things like that, commenced at that time. Because they had seen the Master decorated and ornamented at the wedding, after that the people decorated and ornamented themselves. Because they had seen the Lord take the hand (of the bride) for the first time, the people do it even today. For the path made by the great is permanent. From the time of the Lord's marriage, there was marriage with girls who were given." 202 Then also
Dravyapramāna is of 2 kinds: pradeśanişpanna and vibhāganiṣpanna. The latter has 5 divisions: mana, measure by bulk, both solid and liquid; unmāna, measure by weight; avamāna, linear measure; ganita, numerical measure (which Hem. omits); and pratimana. which is another measure by weight by guñja, etc., such as jewelers and goldsmiths use. See Sth. 258, p. 198. Ava. 213, p.
198, where mana is used for the inclusive term. Discussed in great detail in Anu. 131 ff., pp. 151 ff. But, in the frequently occur. ring compound manonmānapramāṇa, pramāṇa means 'height.' See Aup. 7, p. 13. Pravac. 1410, p. 411a. Tri. I. 4. 575.
198 964. The original in Ava. 214 is pota, which is explained as either pearls, etc., being strung on threads,' or as boats.' includes both.
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Hem.
199 965. Kulagrha In parallel passages, rājakulakarana, the scribe before whom depositions were made, occurs.
200 966. Upasana is explained (Ava. p. 199b) as either nāpitakarms, barbers' work, or attendance on gurus, kings, etc. As the barbers have already been disposed of, the latter seems more plausible.
201 966. The Ava. says capital punishment started in Bharata's
time.
202 970. The Prakrit here is datti (Ava. 224, p. 200b) which is explained in several ways. The first interpretation is that it refers to the giving in marriage by Rṣabha of Brahmi to Bahubali and of
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