History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.356

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.356

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v2.c19.356

*Śūlika*. According to Uśanas (42) he is the offspring of a clandestine union between a brāhmaṇa and a śūdra female and his avocation is to impale those offenders who are sentenced to be impaled. According to Vaik. (X. 13) and Sūtasaṁhitā he is the offspring of a clandestine union between a kṣatriya male and a śūdra female.

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Linked texts (3)

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