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quarter : By presenting gifts, by courteous language, by 

 promoting their interests, by treating them as his equals, 

 and by sharing with them his prosperity. In these five 

 modes he ministers to his friends and relatives, who are as 

 the north quarter. And in five respects his friends and rela- 

 tions should shew their attachment to him. They should 

 watch over him when he has negligently exposed himself; 

 guard his property when he is careless ; assist him in diffi- 

 culties ; stand by him, and help to provide for his family. 

 In these five modes friends and relatives should manifest 

 their attachment to him, and thus the north quarter is pre- 

 served in peace and free from danger. 



In five things, Gahapati, the master should minister to 

 the wants of his slaves and dependents, who are as the 

 nadir : He assigns them labor suitable to their strength ; 

 provides for their comfortable support ; he attends to them 

 in sickness ; causes them to partake of any extraordinary 

 delicacy he may obtain, and makes them occasional presents. 

 In these five modes the master ministers to his servants, 

 who are as the nadir. And in five modes the slaves and 

 dependents manifest their attachment to their master : they 

 rise before him in the morning, and retire later to rest ; they 

 do not purloin his property, do their work cheerfully and 

 actively, and are respectful in their behaviour towards him. 

 In these five respects the slaves and dependents should ma- 

 nifest their attachment to their master, and thus the nadir 

 is preserved in peace and free from danger. 



In five respects Gahapati, the honorable man should mi- 

 nister to Samanas and Bramins who are as the zenith : by 

 respectful affection manifested in his actions, in his words 

 and in his thoughts ; by allowing them constant access to 

 1 im, and by supplying their temporal wants. In these five 

 modes, Gahapati, he ministers to Samanas and Bramins who 

 are as the zenith, And in five modes the Samanas and 

 Bramins should manifest their kind feelings towards him : 

 They should dissuade him from vice ; excite him to virtuous 

 .. being desirous of promoting the welfare of all; they 

 should instruct him in the things he had not previously 

 learned; confirm him in the truths he had received, and 

 point out to him the way to heaven. In these five modes 

 Samanas and Bramins should manifest their kind feelings 

 towards him, and thus the zenith is preserved tranquil and 

 free from danger. Thus spoke Bagawa. The excellent one 

 having declared these things the teacher further added : 



