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¹ For the ideal attributes and qualifications of the king, Śanti Parvan, LVII, 21-22, 30-36; LXIX, 3-4, LXXX, 2-113, CXX, 40-43. Sabhâ Parvan, V. For theories of the origin of kingship Vana Parvan, CLXXXIII, Śanti Parvan, CLXCII, 7-23; LIX, 87-89; LXVII, 17-32. On the supreme imperative necessity of government, Śanti Parvan LXVIII, 8-35; LXVII, 2-4, 12-16, LVII, 40; LXIV, 2, 21-30; LXXII, 29; LXXV, 13; LIX, 133-34. On the inherent divine prestige and vigour of the king, Śanti Parvan, LXXII, 25; LXVIII, 39-47, LXV, 29; LXVII, 4, 8-11; LXVIII, 39-41, 48-50, 32-35; XXXVIII, 110. For remarks on anxieties inseparable from royalty, Ibid., CLXXVI, 10-12.