The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s6.63
The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s6.63
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∗ Rig-Veda i. 124. 7: the girl without a brother runs loosely after men. G. xxviii. 20; M. iii. 11; ix. 136; Yāj. i. 53. † viṃcativarṣā nārī . . arhati mānonmānam (puruṣaḥ khalu pañcaviṃçatibhir abdāiḥ). B. S. 68. 107. ‡ prāg vāsaḥpratipatter ity eke after pradānam prāg ṛtoḥ, G. xviii. 23, 21. § Vās. xvii. 70: cf. B. iv. 1. 11–14 (Bühler). The length of the time the girl should wait to be given away, and at the expiration of which she may make her own choice, is set by some at three months; by some at
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- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Baudhāyanadharmasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit
- Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra — Vasiṣṭha, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit