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[ These duties of kings are thus laid down in the Rajtarangini. It is evident, as Professor H. H. Wilson says, that the royal status was by no means a sinecure. But the rules are evidently the closet work of some pedantic, dogmatic Brahman, teaching kingcraft to kings. He directs his instructions, not to subordinate judges, but to the Raja as the chief magistrate, and through him to all appointed for the administration of his justice.]
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[ Lunus, not Luna.]
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[ That is to say, “upon an empty stomach.”]
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[ There are three sandhyas amongst the Hindus—morning, mid-day, and sunset; and all three are times for prayer.]
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[ The Hindu Cupid.]