History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.475

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.475

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v5.c71.s1.475

*ARDHAKṚCCHRA*—See under Kṛcchra. According to the Āpastamba-smṛti 9 43–44, this is constituted by taking food only once in the day for one day, only once in the evening for one day, taking food for two days without asking for it and completely fasting for two days ²⁹⁷ (in all six days). The Mit. quotes another variety of it, viz. subsisting for three days on food obtained without asking for it and thereafter observing a complete fast for three days.

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Āpastambasmṛti — Sanskrit