[251] being an open field. (M.)
[252] Manu, ch. 8, sl. 237, 8, 9.
[253] let loose to propitiate the gods. (M.)
[254] wanderers from a distant herd. (M.)
[255] scil. other animals, as elephants, horses, &c. (M.)
[256] Manu, ch. 8, sl. 242.
[257] i. e. counting them. (M.)
[258] Manu, ch. 8, sl. 232.
[259] for oblations to the gods. (M.) Manu does not expressly restrict this privilege to the twice-born; ch. 8, sl. 339.
[260] This term (literally 'a bow') is a land measure, equivalent to the modern oottah or four hâts.