Vaishnava Dharmashastra 17.18
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 17.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
17.18
pitṛmātṛsutabhrātṛdattam, adhyagnyupāgatam, ādhivedanikaṃ, bandhudattaṃ, śulkam, anvādheyakam iti strīdhanam ||
What has been given to a woman by her father, mother, sons, or brothers, what she has received before the sacrificial fire (at the marriage ceremony), what she receives on supersession, what has been given to her by her relatives, her fee (Sulka), and a gift subsequent, are called 'woman's property' (Strîdhana).
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Commentaries (2)
- Vaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita alias Vināyakapaṇḍita 1598, Sanskrit
- Keśavavaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day — A. S. Altekar, English
- Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) — Julius Jolly & Batakrishna Ghosh, English