History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.213

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¹¹⁸ In the Karṇaparva the country of Vāhīkas is severely condemned and it is said to be the country between the Indus and the five rivers of the Panjab (chap. 44. 7) पञ्चानां सिन्धुषष्ठानां नदीनां येन्तराश्रिताः । तान् धर्मबाह्यानशुचीन्वाहीकानपि वर्जयेत् ॥. In chap. 44. 10 it is stated that their chief city is Śākala and in verses 11-30 and 35-38 their condemned practices are set out, and verses 31-34 say that the country of the five rivers is called Āraṭṭa and Vāhīka. In Karṇaparva 45. 6-13 the interesting fact is mentioned that in that country only one brother in a family acts as a brāhmaṇa should and that their sons do not inherit but their sister's sons take the inheritance. Vide ‘Indian Culture’ vol. VI. 129-136 and vol. VIII. p. 85 ff for information on ‘Vāhīka’.