Local Government in Ancient India c9.18

c9.18

The translation is based on that of Jolly in the *S. B. E.*, vol. XXXIII. In V. 18 the word *aduṣṭam* may be taken as an adverb modifying the verb *śikṣayantam*, in which case the translation will be: ‘If one forsakes a teacher who instructs him honourably,’ &c. In V. 20 *pradakṣiṇām* means circumambulation, which the apprentice is to perform as a mark of respect for the master. The meaning of V. 21, which is rather vague in Jolly’s translation, seems to be: ‘If, however, a salary be fixed befitting his skill, the pupil should accept it, and should not go to stay (i. e. accept appointment) in the house of another (craftsman).’