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9.323. But (a king who feels his end drawing nigh) shall bestow all his wealth, accumulated from fines, on
Brahmanas, make over his kingdom to his son, and then seek death in battle.
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9.324. Thus conducting himself (and) ever intent on (discharging) his royal duties, a king shall order all his
servants (to work) for the good of his people.
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9.325. Thus the eternal law concerning the duties of a king has been fully declared; know that the following
rules apply in (due) order to the duties of Vaisyas and Sudras.
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9.326. After a Vaisya has received the sacraments and has taken a wife, he shall be always attentive to the
business whereby he may subsist and to (that of) tending cattle.
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9.327. For when the Lord of creatures (Pragapati) created cattle, he made them over to the Vaisya; to the
Brahmana, and to the king he entrusted all created beings.
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9.328. A Vaisya must never (conceive this) wish, I will not keep cattle; and if a Vaisya is willing (to keep
them), they must never be kept by (men of) other (castes).
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9.329. (A Vaisya) must know the respective value of gems, of pearls, of coral, of metals, of (cloth) made of
thread, of perfumes, and of condiments.
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9.330. He must be acquainted with the (manner of) sowing of seeds, and of the good and bad qualities of fields,
and he must perfectly know all measures and weights.
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9.331. Moreover, the excellence and defects of commodities, the advantages and disadvantages of (different)
countries, the (probable) profit and loss on merchandise, and the means of properly rearing cattle.
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9.332. He must be acquainted with the (proper), wages of servants, with the various languages of men, with the
manner of keeping goods, and (the rules of) purchase and sale.
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9.333. Let him exert himself to the utmost in order to increase his property in a righteous manner, and let him
zealously give food to all created beings.