Mahabharata 12.84.53

12.84.53

na vāmanāḥ kubjakṛśā na khañjā nāndhā jaḍāḥ strī na napuṃsakaṃ ca |
na cātra tiryaṅna puro na paścānnordhvaṃ na cādhaḥ pracareta kaścit || 53 ||

There should be no dwarfs, no humpbacked persons, no one of an emaciated constitution, no one who is lame or blind, no one who is an idiot, no woman, and no eunuch, at the spot where the king holds his consultations. Nothing should move there before or behind, above or below, or in transverse directions. Getting up on a boat, or repairing to an open space destitute of grass or grassy bushes and whence the surrounding land may be clearly seen, the king should hold consultations at the proper time, avoiding faults of speech and gestures.'"