अशीतिकाः पुरुषाः पञ्चाशत्काः स्त्रियो वा माता पितृ व्यञ्जनाः स्थविर वर्षधर अभ्यागारिकाश् च अवरोधानां शौच आशौचं विद्युः, स्थापयेयुश् च स्वामि हिते ॥
Eighty men and fifty women under the guise of fathers and mothers, and aged persons, and eunuchs shall not only ascertain purity and impurity in the life of the inmates of the harem, but also so regulate the affairs as to be conducive to the happiness of the king.