The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c9.10
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c9.10
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c9.10
¹ Cf: – **इमा नारीरविधवाः सपत्नीरांजनेन सर्पिषा संविशन्तु ।** **अनश्रवोऽनमीवाः सुरत्ना आरोहन्तु जनयो योनिमग्ने ॥** Even when the last word is changed into *agneḥ*, it is only a forced construction that can detect in this stanza a reference to the widow immolation.