History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.348

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.348

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v2.c19.348

*Veṇuka.* According to Uśanas (4) he is a pratiloma, the offspring of a sūta from a brāhmaṇa woman, while according to Vaik. (X. 15) he is the offspring of a madgu from a brāhmaṇa woman and his avocation is to play on a vīṇā and on flutes. According to the Sūtasaṁhitā he is the offspring of a barber from a brāhmaṇa woman.

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Linked texts (3)

Auśanasasmṛti — Uśanas (Śukra), Sanskrit
Vaikhānasadharmasūtra — Vikhanas, Sanskrit
Sūtasaṃhitā — Sanskrit