[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922) › v1.c22.55 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c22.55 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c22.55 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c22.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c22.55) ² The warrior may have three wives, but probably one sufficed in most instances. For the pension, compare \*Mbh.\*, II, 5, 54, and for the wage, \*ib.\* 61, 20. The wage exactly equals the legal ‘fine for manslaughter.’ The epic copies the law in permitting destitute priests to become soldiers, as they may become farmers, but it is considered a disgrace for the king to allow priests to depend on such occupations for a livelihood. - [Previous: v1.c22.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c22.54) - [Next: v1.c22.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c22.56) - [Up: v1.c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c22) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.5.54) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c22.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c22.55) · Pramāṇa