History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.108

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.108

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v4.c63.108

As to *sabhā*, vide pp. 92–93 above. The Nirukta (III. 5) in explaining Ṛg. I. 124. 7 (*gartārug-iva sanaye dhanānām*) states that *gartā* means a wooden board or stump in a sabhā on which a sonless widow claiming her husband's wealth had to stand when claiming it.

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Nirukta — Yāska, Sanskrit
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit