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² † XIII. 4. 4. 13. Cf. Ibid V. 4. 4. 19. explaining the Rāja-sūya rite of handing over the sacrificial sword to the Brāhmaṇa, the king and other persons, in succession: "And as to why they mutually hand it on in this way, they do so lest there should be a confusion of classes, and in order that (society) may be in the proper order." S. B. E. Vol. XLI, p. 111.