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III, 76, we find thein occurring in connection with, this 

 particular subject, the acquisition of friends. 76 



The following Sloka in the llarivamsa, which is found a 

 little modified in the Tancatantra, III, 256, is also ascribed 

 to Usanas : — " The residue of an enemy, of debt, of fire, 

 0 prince ! (although scattered) when united, may grow again ; 

 therefore one should not allow a residue to remain. " The 

 Sukraniti contains nearly the same idea in the same words. 77 



The Kamandakiya (XII, 67) says that Manu mentions 

 in his law book, that the number of ministers at the court of 

 a king amounts to 12, that Brhaspati says it amounts to 16, 

 and that Usanas fixed it at 20. 78 



In the Sukraniti II, 69 and 70 are as a matter of fact 20 

 ministers mentioned ; e.g., the family priest, vicegerent, chief 

 secretary, war minister, diplomatist, chief justice, learned 

 adviser, finance minister, councillor and ambassador ; each of 

 these 10 has a substitute, so that the entire number of 

 ministers amounts to 20. 79 



76 See Pancatantram, II, 47. 



►Sukrtyam visnuguptasya mitraptibbargavasya ca 

 brbaspater avisvaso nltisandbistridba stbitab. 



77 See HarivamSa, XVIII, 136, 137. 



136. Na ca sesam prakurvanti punarvairabbayat narah. 

 gbatayanti samulam hi srutvemam upamam nrpa. 



137. Satrusesam rnasesam sesam agnesca bhunrpa 

 punarvardbeta sambbaya tasmat sesam na sesayet. 



Compare Sukraniti, III, 101-103. 



101. Sarpo'gnirdurjano raja jamata bhaginlsutah. 

 rogah satrurnavamanyopyalpa ityupacaratab. 



102. Krauryat taiksnyadussvabhavat svamitvat putrikabhayafc 

 svapurvajapindadatvat vrddhibbltya upacaret. 



103. Enasesam rogasesam satrusesam na raksayet 

 yacakadyaib prartbitassan na tlksnam cottaram vadet. 



78 Dvadaseti Manub praba sodaseti Brbaspatib. 

 Usana virhsatiriti mantrinam mantramandalanu 



79 Tbe slokas in question are as follows : — 



69. Purodbaca pratinidbib pradbanassacivastatba 



mantrlca pranvivakasca panditasca sumantrakab ; 



70. Amatyo duta ityeta rajnab prakrtayo dasa 



dagamam^adbikab pur yam dutantah kramasab smrtah. 



