Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c11.189

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c11.189

⁴ Compare the statement of Strabo (McCrindle, *Ancient India as described by Megasthenes and Arrian*. p. 69) : "They marry many wives, whom they buy from their parents, giving in exchange a yoke of oxen", with *Smṛiti* texts on *Arsha* marriage (Gautama, IV. Baudhāyana, I. 11. 4. : Manu, III. 29). See also Monahan *op. cit.*, p. 165.

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Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
Baudhāyana
Gautama — Sanskrit