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by the virtuous; (for) the wooden (implement) with iron point injures the earth and (the beings) living in the earth.
85. But he who, through a want of means of subsistence, gives up the strictness with respect to his duties, may sell, in order to increase his wealth, the commodities sold by Vaisyas, making (however) the (following) exceptions.
86. He must avoid (selling) condiments of all sorts, cooked food and sesamum, stones, salt, cattle, and human (beings),
87. All dyed cloth, as well as cloth made of hemp, or flax, or wool, even though they be not dyed, fruit, roots, and (medical) herbs ;
88. Water, weapons, poison, meat, Soma, and perfumes of all kinds, fresh milk, honey, sour milk, clarified butter, oil, wax, sugar, Kusa-grass ;
89. All beasts of the forest, animals with fangs or tusks, birds, spirituous liquor, indigo, lac, and all one-hoofed beasts.
90. But he who subsists by agriculture, may at pleasure sell unmixed sesamum grains for sacred
86. Medh. says, and cooked food, mixed with sesamum grains.' The same commentator thinks that, as salt which is also a condiment is specially forbidden, other condiments may be sold optionally. But Gov. and Kull. point out that it is specially named, because the penance is heavier. Nar. explains rasan, 'condiments,' by exudations of leaves, wood, and so forth.'
88. Nâr. reads kshâram,'alcaline substances,' instead of kshîram, fresh milk,' but mentions the latter reading, and Nand, ksharam for kshaudram.
89. Nâr. reads maggâ, 'marrow,' instead of madyam, spirituous liquor.' Medh. says that some read ekasaphân bahûn,'many onehoofed beasts,' and permit the sale of a single one. Nand. reads pasûn,'animals.
90. Suddhân, “unmixed' (Medh., Gov., Kull., Râgh.), means
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