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Kautilya's Arthashastra 1.12.4

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 1.12.4

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Sanskrit

1.12.4

parivrājikā vṛttikāmā daridrā vidhavā pragalbhā brāhmaṇy antaḥpure kṛtasatkārā mahāmātrakulāny abhigacchet //

A poor widow of Bráhman caste, very clever, and desirous to earn her livelihood is a woman ascetic (parivrájiká). Honoured in the king's harem, such a woman shall frequent the residences of the king's prime ministers (mahámátrakuláni).

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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