History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.191

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.191

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v2.c19.191

*Avarīṭa*. Devala quoted by Aparārka (p. 118 on Yāj. I. 92) says that he is born of the illegitimate connection between a married woman and a male of the same caste and he becomes a śūdra. The Śūdra-kamalākara¹⁷⁵ (p. 247) cites from the Smṛti-kaumudī a verse of the Ādityapurāṇa to the same effect.

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Linked texts (2)

Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
Śūdrakamalākara — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit