[282] scil. duties prescribed by the Śruti and Smriti, according to their cast and grade. (M.)
[283] such as, tending cattle, conservation of water, care of temples, &c. (M.)
[284] scil. to entertain travellers, or injunction to see that horses or other provision be not furnished to the enemies of the State. (M.)
[285] i. e. for a heinous offence: for minor offences, fines, as declared by Manu, shall be imposed. (M.) Manu, ch. 8, sl. 220, is probably here referred to.
[286] The term used hitavádi signifies, who speak for the welfare of; which we assume to have the sense we have given to it.
[287] Supra bk. 1, sl. 365.
[289] Lassen, in his Indische Alterthumskunde (vol. 2, p. 238), speaking of the edicts of king Asoca (B. C. 250), which refer to páshaṇḍas, describes these as a sect who disbelieved alike in the bráhmiṇical and buddhist tenets. We have, in sloka 70, rendered the word 'infidels.'
[290] Manu, ch. 8, sl. 41, 219, 21, 410, 18.
[291] ibid. sl. 215—218.