Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.6.17
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.6.17
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- Sanskrit
3.6.17
cāturvarṇyaputrāṇāṃ brāhmaṇīputraś caturo 'ṃśān haret, kṣatriyāputrastrīn aṃśān, vaiśyāputro dvāv aṃśau, ekaṃ śūdrāputraḥ //
Of sons begotten by a Bráhman in the four castes, the son of a Bráhman woman shall take four shares; the son of a Kshatriya woman three shares; the son of a Vaisya woman two shares, and the son of a Súdra woman one share.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit