बार्हस्पत्य सूत्र / अर्थशास्त्र (महर्षि बृहस्पति - प्राचीन दण्डनीति, राजधर्म एवं कूटनीति सटीक)

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55 Association with kings, harlots, soothsayers,
and dependents he should not indulge in long.
56 He should frequent one whose superiority is
in himself;
57 Prospects and so forth [he should regard] not
overmuch.
58 Those attached to women, gambling, drinking
he should not have in his service.
59 During five nâdikâs prayer to the divinity
of his choice; that passed, the audience;
60 During ten nâdikâs administration of justice;
during five nâdikâs the bath;
61 During three nâdikâs the repast;
62 During five nâdikâs amusement and play with
dear ones;
63 During two nâdikâs twilight worship;
64 During seven nâdikâs nautch and so forth;
65 During seven nâdikâs sexual intercourse,
repast, and so forth;
66 During seven nâdikâs sleep.
67 He should rule himself without failure of
vigilance;
68 Like the driver of a horse.
69 High Brâhmans [he should greet] with a shake
of his head, welcome and giving of leavings and betel;
56 Or 'his own lord.'
59-66 On the disposition of a king's time see Arthashastra,
c. 16, and Prof. Formichi, Gli Indiani &c., pp 66 sqq. A nadika
= ½ muhurta = 24 minutes.
68 'Shaking of the head' : on this as a sign of approval
see the passages quoted by me in Kavīndravacanasamuccaya
ad v. 1.