OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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26. Sambharadanabhogartham dlianam sardhasahasrakam, 

 lekhakarthe satam masi mantryarthe tu satatrayam ; 



27. Trisatam daraputrarthe vidvadarthe satadvayam 

 sadyasvapadagartham bi raja catussabasrakam ; 



28. (xajostravrsaiialarthain vyayikuryat catussatam 



sesam kosedhanam stbapyam rajna sarddhasahasr&kam. 



29. Prativarsam svavesartbam sainikebbyo dbanam baret. 



26. The king should spend on provisions, largesse and pleasure Expend. 



fifteen hundred karsas, on clerks one hundred a month, iture « 

 but on ministers three hundred ; 



27. on his wife and son three hundred, on learned men two 



hundred, on elephant- drivers, horses (cavalry) and 

 foot-soldiers four thousand ; 



28. on the straw for elephants, camels and bulls four hundred. 



The remaining money fifteen hundred karsas should 

 be deposited by the king in the treasury. 141 



29. The king should deduct every year a sum of money from 



the soldiers for their dress. 



141 The 100,000 Karsas will be expended as follows : — 



Per Mensem. 



Provisions, largesse and pleasure .. .. .. 1,500 Karsas. 



Clerks (one clerk at 16§ K.) 100 „ 



Ministers (one minister at 100 K.) .. .. .. 300 ,, 



Wife and family 300 ,, 



Learned men . . .... . . . . . . 200 



Elephant drivers, cavalry and infantry .. .. 4,000 ,, 



Straw .. 400 „ 



Reserve funds .. .. .. .. 1,500 „ 



Total .. 8,300 „ 

 or 99,600 Karsas, i.e., about a lac of Karsas a year. 



The title of a sovereign depends on the yearly income his country yields to 

 him, A Sdmanta is called a prince who receives up to 3 lacs, a MdndaUka 

 gets up to 10 lacs, a Raja up to 20 lacs, a Maharaja up to 50 lacs, a Svarat 

 up to a krore or ten millions, a Samrdt up to 10 krores, and a Virdt up to 25 

 krores. To a Sdrvabhauma is subjected the whole earth with its seven 

 islands. 



