The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.152
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.152
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The hireling, wage-earner, day-labourer was no man's chattel, yet his life was probably harder sometimes than that of the slave¹². He was to a great extent employed on the larger land-holdings¹³. He was paid either in board and lodging, or in money-wages¹⁴. Manu prescribes regular wages both in money and kind for menials in the king's service¹⁵.