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society then approached the Maharişis who took pity on the generation and compiled treatises on all arts and crafts and taught them the same. Skilled craftsmen, artisans and artists increased in number and each sub-caste has taken to a particular trade.
Of the villages, 'Khcța' is a forest village inhabited by hunters and other non-vegetarians. The streets may number from one to ten and the houses are either thatched or built with bricks and tiles. "Kharvata' is a village by the side of a river. It is studded with fruit-bearing trees and woods. The inhabitants are fishermen, cultivators and la bourers. It has a toddy shop and a bazaar. The special mention of toddy shop in this village suggests its general absence in other types of villages. “Palli' adjoins a forest or the slopes of hills. The quarters are very healthy with shady and fruit-bearing trees. The inhabitants for the most part are engaged in breeding cows and horses though there are other castes as well. We have Pallis even today in the Tamil, Telugu and Canarese districts of South India. Tiruchirapalli is on the slopes of a hill. Agastiyampalli adjoins the forest area. Kondapalli is near a konda or a hill. Names ending in Halli in Canarese are also Palli villages, The Ghoșa villages as the name suggests a bound in cows and cowherds. Plenty of grazing grounds adjoining a forest or a hill marks the place. Trees of all kinds, paddy fields, tanks and ponds are found in large numbers. Streets are about thirty-two. The fifth type namely Abhira is also a village rich in cows. The soil is fine sand with shrubs of sweet.smelling flowers. There is plenty of grass, cocoanuts, mangoes and other fruit-bearing trees. There is a Kali temple in the west and in the centre is the mansion of the headman of cowherds. Streets are thirty besides sub-streets.
Townships and camps where the king has his tempo. rary residence are next dealt with. They are of seven types. Some of the introductory verses of this portion of the text
