Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c8.37

c8.37

The boundary line is either visible (*prakāśa*) or secret (*aprakāśa*). By visible boundary generally the boundary marks (*setu*) are meant, which according to M.8, 245 are best visible in summer when the sun has scorched all grass and plants; the proper meaning of *setu* is “dike, ridge of earth” as the dikes are specially mentioned as boundary marks and even to-day, e. g. in Behar, they serve to indicate the boundaries of a field ².