India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi c8.s13.t1.29
India as Known to Pāṇini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashṭādhyāyī c8.s13.t1.29
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c8.s13.t1.29
¹ '... *kitava* is used here in the usual sense of "gambler" without any special pejorative meaning.' (K. de Vreese, "The Game of Dice in ancient India (The Vibhītaka Game)," *Orientalia Neerlandica, Lieden* (1948), p. 352. The interpretation of *kitava* by "cheat" does not suit the context.