[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) › c8.99 # The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c8.99 The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c8.99 - **Language:** English ### [c8.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.99) ² मृतायामपि भार्यायां वेदिकाग्नि न हि त्यजेत् । उपाधिनापि तत्कर्म यावज्जीवं समाचरेत् ॥ Quoted by Aparārka on \*Yāj.\*, I, 89. - [Previous: c8.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.98) - [Next: c8.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.100) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Yājñavalkyasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya.1.89) — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1938.c8.99) · Pramāṇa