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CHAPTER XXXII, 19-25.
22. 'They seek sovereignty as a devouring (grehmako), that is, they seek privilege for a bribe, and in their abode is he who is very evil in thought, that is, they seek with this design, that, for the hundred which another gives up, they may take two hundred away from the other1; they destroy the best existence, they destroy their own souls, and they destroy the world of material beings. 23. Then they who are privileged shall convey that sovereignty of the Kik and Karap, even those that are the worst-ruling who are in the country, unto him who is best-ruling in house, village, community, and province; and then both shall keep up an uproar, he who is well-ruling and also he who is ill-ruling, and he who is ill-ruling is beaten, and he is delivered up to the best-ruling ruler. 24. And then, among them, he who seeks for a devouring (grehmako) of all that which is animate, as well as that which is inanimate, is he who is desirous of assault and complaint; and he who fears him who is a righteous man of mine allots him comfort, and is he who watches those who are an exposition of righteousness, and who would be wizards or witches, so that the authorities shall inflict punishment upon them.'
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25. And this, too, is stated, namely: 'The malice of many malicious ones demands that they shall inflict punishment on sinners when they put (padmûgênd) life into the body, that is, they give life
1 See Pahl. Yas. XXXII, 13 a; the exact meaning of grehmako (Av. gerehma) is uncertain, and the last verb is literally 'I may take.'
2 Ibid. 13 b.
Ibid. 14 a, 15 a, and Bk. VIII, Chap. XXXV, 13 n. Ibid. 13 C. Ibid. 16 c.
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| SR No. | 007682 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2240 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 38 MB |