Note 3 — Chapter LXIV
C. H. (Charles Henry) Tawney translation
Of course Karpara is the Sanskrit for pot. In fact the two friends’ names might be represented in English by Pitcher and Pott. In modern Hindu funerals boiled rice is given to the dead. So I am informed by my friend Pandit Śyámá Charaṇ Mukhopádhyáya, to whom I am indebted for many kind hints.