History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.127.4
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.127.4
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v4.c62.127.4
21 and Haradatta thereon as to provision for śūdra guests. It is quite possible that these rules of the texts were not literally followed by all kings, but it is well-known how even legislative enactments are carried out by the subordinate staff in all countries including those of the West. One has only to turn to Dickens' 'Oliver Twist' for some indication of the administration of Poor Laws and work-houses in England about a hundred years ago.