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The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 1.6.128

Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 1.6.128

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1.6.128

avīrā strī svatantrā vyabhicāram antareṇāpi | patiputrarahitety anye | svarṇakāraḥ suvarṇasya vikārāntarakṛt | strījitaḥ sarvatra strīvaśavartī | grāmayājī grāmasya śāntyādikartā bahūnām upanetā vā | śastravikrayī śastravikrayopajīvī | karmāro lokakāraḥ takṣādiś ca | tantuvāyaḥ sūciśilpopajīvī | śvabhir vṛttir vartanaṃ jīvanam asyāstīti śvavṛttī | eteṣām annaṃ nāśnīyāt || 1.163 ||

An 'avīrā woman' is an independent woman, even without unchastity; others say [she is] one destitute of husband and son. A 'goldsmith' (svarṇakāra) is one who alters the form of gold. A 'henpecked man' (strījita) is one who is subservient to a woman in everything. A 'village-priest' (grāmayājin) is the performer of peace rites and the like for a village, or one who initiates many. A 'weapon-seller' is one who makes a living by selling weapons. A 'blacksmith' (karmāra) is an iron-worker, a carpenter, and the like. A 'weaver' (tantuvāya) is one who subsists on needlecraft [or weaving]. A 'dog-keeper' (śvavṛttin) is one whose livelihood or maintenance is through dogs. One should not eat the food of these. || 1.163

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