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26 :A lunatic.
 * A woman turned out of caste.
 * A woman who reveals secrets.
 * A woman who publicly expresses a desire for sexual intercourse.
 * A woman who is extremely white.
 * A woman who is extremely black.
 * A bad-smelling woman.
 * A woman who is a near relation.
 * A woman who is a female friend.
 * A woman who leads the life of an ascetic.
 * And, lastly the wife of a relation, of a friend, of a learned Brahman, and of the king.

The followers of Babhravya say that any woman who has been enjoyed by five men is a fit and proper person to be enjoyed. But Gonikaputra is of opinion that even when this is the case, the wives of a relation, of a learned Brahman and of a king should be excepted.

The following are the kind of friends:–
 * One who has played with you in the dust, i. e., in childhood.
 * One who is bound by an obligation.
 * One who is of the same disposition and fond of the same things.
 * One who is a fellow student.
 * One who is acquainted with your secrets and faults, and whose faults and secrets are also known to you.
 * One who is a child of your nurse.
 * One who is brought up with you.
 * One who is an hereditary friend.

These friends should possess the following qualities:–
 * They should tell the truth.
 * They should not be changed by time.
 * They should be favorable to your designs.
 * They should be firm.
 * They should be free from covetousness.
 * They should not be ceapablecapable [sic] of being gained over by others.
 * They should not reveal your secrets.

Charayana says that citizens form friendships with washer-men, barbers, cowherds, florists, druggists, betal-leaf sellers, tavern keepers, beggars, Pithamardas, Vitas, and Vidushekas, as also with the wives of all these people.