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by one eighth part smaller than the square and each successive gift from the other gods was yet smaller by one eighth part. By raising that standard, the King of the gods annihilated in battle the host of the enemy, the children of darkness. The ‘Bṛhat Saṃhitā’ (XLII. 68) then says: “A prince who respects this institution, first established by Vasu,⁴⁹ the sky-traveller, and always since observed by other rulers, may feel certain that no danger from enemies shall befall him”⁵⁰ for this banner is that of royal Righteousness (rājadharma).