History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c22.26
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c22.26
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v2.c22.26
Kauṭilya declared that the heirs to the wealth of a slave are his relatives and if none of them exist then the master, while Kātyāyana⁴³⁵ says that the only wealth that the slave can call his own is the price he received for selling himself or what the master gave as a gift through favour.
Linked texts (2)
- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- Kātyāyanasmṛti — Kātyāyana (smṛtikāra), Sanskrit