Hindu Administrative Institutions c7.s7.18

c7.s7.18

He must again guard himself from his own queens. Kauṭalya gives some traditional names of queens who have misbehaved in such a manner and whose misbehaviour cost them their lives often. Hence precautions are carefully laid down by the author of the Arthaśāstra, with regard to the harem. Armed women generally guarded the palace.¹