Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c9.57

c9.57

According to Kāty. the king should himself investigate and give judgment over the 10 chief crimes (daśāparādha) as well as the chalāni and the padāni nṛpateḥ even though nobody complains to him about them. The following 50 are the chalāni nṛpasamnidhau according to Pitāmaha 1, 8-18: (1) obstructing the road; (2) raising hand in a threatening manner; (3) leaping over