History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c26.33
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c26.33
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than the bridegroom and the Kāmasūtra (III. 1. 2) recommends that she must be younger than the bridegroom by at least three years. The Mit. on Yāj. I. 52 explains ‘yavīyasī’ as meaning ‘younger in age and smaller in stature’ (than the bridegroom). What the age of marriage was will be discussed a little below.
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- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Kāmasūtra — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit