[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938) › c8.28 # The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c8.28 The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c8.28 - **Language:** English ### [c8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.28) ⁴ पुत्रपौत्रवधूभृत्यैराकीर्णमपि सर्वतः । भार्याहीनगृहस्थस्य शून्यमेव गृहं भवेत् ॥ \*Mbh\*, XII, 144, 4. - [Previous: c8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.27) - [Next: c8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.29) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.12.144.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.28) · Pramāṇa