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The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c10.s3.9

The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c10.s3.9

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c10.s3.9

¹ जन्मरोमणि या नारी क्षुरकर्म समाचरेत् । कन्या वा विधवा वापि रौरवं नरकं व्रजेत् ।। *Śambhusarihitā*. भर्तृहीना तु या नारी मुंडयित्वा समाचरेत् । श्रौतस्मार्तानि कर्माणि चाण्डालीं योनिमाप्नुयात् ।। *Manusaṁhitā*, (different from *Manusmṛiti*). स्त्रीणां तु भर्तृहीनानां वैष्णवीनां वसुन्धरे । यावच्छरीरपातं हि प्रशस्तं केशधारणम् ।। *Hayagrīvasaṁhitā*. The above quotations are given in *I. A.*, Vol. III, pp. 136-37. The date of these works is probably *c.* 1000 A. D. Their originals have not yet been published.

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