History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c29.4
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c29.4
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¹³⁶¹ Vide Colebrooke's Digest of Hindu Law, vol. II. chap. III pp. 158–161 for duties of widows who choose to survive their husbands; vide 'Die Frau' pp. 86–88 where Winternitz draws a dismal and somewhat exaggerated picture of the condition of the Hindu widow.