The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c14.s3.11

c14.s3.11

¹ Cf :—**श्वशुरमरणे श्वश्रूस्नुषयोः स्वत्वसाम्येन श्वशूमरणे स्नुषाया एव साधारणसाम्यात् ।** Nanda Paṇḍita bases his case for the widowed daughter-in-law on Bṛihaspati's dictum, **जीवत्यर्धशरीरे तु कथमन्यः स्वमाप्नुयात् ।** Kane, *History of Dharmaśāstra Literature*, p. 212.