44- HISTORY OF CASHMXR; 



crimination respecting the means employed by him, to detect the murder-, 

 er of a Brahman, but it need not be here repeated, as the story has been, 

 told by Abulfazl* Chandrapira enjoyed the short reign of no more than 

 eight years and ei^ht months, and was succeeded by his brother Tarapi'ra,-}* 

 a violent and oppressive sovereign, and an enemy of the priesthood : his. 

 reign was fortunately a limited one, and extended to no more than four years ... 

 and a few days. 



A third brother LalitadityaJ succeeded to the crown: he was a prince ofc 

 great celebrity, and established by the vigour and success of his arms, his, 



* Ay. Ac ii. 175. I do not find in my copies, the description of the punishment awarded.- 

 Abulfazl says the murderer was branded in the forehead with the figure of a headless man, aad 

 that something of the kind was inflicted appears from the context, from which a stanza has 

 been probably omitted : the punishment is according to law, which on no account permits the 

 infliction of capital punishment on the person of a Brahman, but substitutes brands, exile and; 

 disgrace. 



In the Danda Viveca the Law is thus laid down from ancient authorities. 



A Biahman guilty of the greatest crimes is not to be put to death; let the king have him 

 shaved, branded, or exiled. — Vrihaspati. 



SfSpTO snsr^rr ?nnr^r Tr^w^r ^t^tttt^h ^%$f?t ^trre ^^tm^^ur^ 



A Brahman who causes abortion, defiles the bed of his teacher, steals gold, or drinks spi- 

 rits, must be branded with a hot iron on the forehead, with a headless figure, the vulva, the foot 

 of a dog, or a flag, (the vintner's .sign) and then be banished. — Baudhdyam, 



^T^xjt xt^s ^rirx -^<sn£ fffsrerfwi tj^w §$!«: wrm-. ^CTtrw^cwr^ 

 mi^ ^^ w^i f^Wfcf^^r "tfjiicr i t *rr^ t 



A headless man is.;to be stamped on the forehead (of a Brahman) who kills a Brahman > 

 the vulva on his who defiles his Guru's bed ; a flag on his who drinks wine, and the foot of a 

 dog oh his who commits theft; filling the scar with Sichipitta (Peacock's bile, or possibly gom©^. 



caustic substance.)— Nareda. 



♦ 



t Taraound.— AgulfagZ,; -% Lultadut.— /foVJ. 



