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30. Lohasaramayah cakrasugamo, mancakasanah, 

 svandolayitarudhastu, madhyamasanasarath-ih, 



31. Sastrastrasandharyudara, istacchayo, manoramah, 

 evamvidho ratho rajna raksyo uityam sadasvakah. 



32. Nilatalumilajihvo vakradanto hyadantakah 

 dirghadvesi kruramadah tatha prsthavidhunakah. 



33. Dasastonanakho mando bhuvisodhanapucchakah. 

 evamvidho' nistagajo, viparitah subhavahah. 



34. Bhadro, mandro, mrgo, misro gajo jatya caturvidhah. 



30. An iron-made carriage, well going on wheels, provided with a Carriage. 



couch as a seat ; on which is fixed a swing, with a 

 charioteer on the middle seat ; 



31. with an interior carrying weapons and missiles, giving agree- 



able shade, and (altogether) beautiful — such a carriage 

 provided with good horses, should always be kept by 

 the king. 



32. An elephant with a dark blue palate, a dark blue tongue, Elephant. 



a crooked tooth, toothless, which bears malice a long 

 time, has fierce rut, waddles likewise with his hinder 

 part ; 



33. with ten or seven claws, is slow, which rubs the ground with 



his tail — such an elephant is undesirable, the opposite 

 confers benefits. 



34. The elephant is of four kinds according to its race ; either 



a Bhadra {propitious), Mandra {pleasing), Mrga {deer), or 

 a MiSra (mixed). 



See Sukranlti, I, 184-187. 



184. Samantah. sa nrpah prokto yavat laksatrayavadhi 

 tadiirdhvam dasalaksanto nrpo mandalikah smrtah. 



185. Tadiirdhvam tu hhavet raja yavat vimsatilaksakah. 

 paflcasat laksaparyanto maharajah prakirtitah 



186. Tatastu kotiparyantah svarat, samrat tatah param 

 dasakotimito yavat, virat tu tadanantaram 



187. Pancasat kotiparyantah, sarvahhaumastatah param 

 saptadvipa ca prthivl yasya vasya hhavet sada. 



