Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c37.8
Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c37.8
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§ 223. After the Announcement he is asked to ascend the wooden throne² (*Ā-sandī*) spread upon with furs, generally with tiger-skin. The formulae for the occasion are four, and the four estates are asked thereby to protect the king-elect "as the precious treasure".