vy AvASTHA-DARPANA. 66 (b) “Bribe”—is thus described by KATYA Yana : “Whatever is received for giving insormintion of a thief or a robber, of a man violating the rules of his class, or of an adulterer, ser producing a rnan of depraved m:inners (ready *commit thefts or other crimes,) or for procuring a man to give false testimony, that is all denominated (bribe) or (given on illegal consideration :) the giver shall not be finæd 3. but an arbitrator or intermediate person, (receiving a bribe,) shall be held guilty.” Coleb. Dig. Vol. II. p. 104. (e) of Fn jest;”—by words expressing donation, but without the intention of giving. Föid. p. 181. Ի . . . 多 to hat is given as a bribe, or in jest, is a mere delivery, or a gift in words only : there is In O $stition vesting property in another. Joid. p. 183. (d) “By mistake ;”—delivering to one what was to be delivered to another, or delivering one thin:r instead of another which was to be given : as gold instead of silver which should have been given, or any thing delivered to a S/, u' dra instead of a Bru"/mana to whom it, should have been given, the gold and the S//rdra are not (the thing and the person) really in tended, mainely silver and /3ra’s mana. Z/ids. pp. 181—l S3. (e) “Through any fraudulent practice ;”—inadvertently, and the like: so P(a chaspati, Bharadena and the author of the Praka’ska. p. 181. (f) “A minor ;”—one who, from nonage, is unable to decide what should or should not be done. //; d. p. 1Sl. (g) “Idiot ;”—naturally incapable of distinguishing right from wrong : a fool. "According to its etymology from the verb muh (be stupid or want sense,) mudha signifies stupid or foolish ; and thence may signify unknowing : consequently, where a man gives any thing ignorantly, the gift is void. Ibid. pp. 181—l S7. (b) “A person not his own master;”—a son, slave, or the like : So V arch as PATI M Iska, C1TAN 1»Esw Au- A, B ii avA DEva, and Varch as PATI - Bil Attaqil A'iti, Y.A. By which it is denoted, that - - - - 编 A^曾 漫 _ 姆 : <. . . . - ۶ “* e-¢ 공 their meaning is this: a gift made by a porson technically denominated not his own master, is void. Ibid. p. 189. is likewise considered as ungiven, according to the toxt : What is is oxhorted by "force 领》 What is oxforts y torc written, and all other things done by force, _ 娜 * r force caused to be iven bv force, what is by forcc enjoyed, by force cause 醬 .ே pronounced void. Coleb. Dig. Vol. II. p. 201. ated not their own masters are as follows:–“While the elder broseniority is founded both on virtue and on age : all subjects is declared dependent ; freedom belongs to the teacher :
- Persons technically denomin ther lives, the rest are not dependent; (but) s are dependent, the (king) alone is free : a pupil
