[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) › c8.30 # The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c8.30 The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c8.30 - **Language:** English ### [c8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.30) ² न गृहं गृहमित्याहुर्गृहिणी गृहमुच्यते । गृहं तु गृहिणीहीनं कान्तारादतिरिच्यते ॥ \*Mbh\*, XII, 144, 6. - [Previous: c8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.29) - [Next: c8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.31) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.12.144.6) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.30) · Pramāṇa