History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.339

v4.c63.t2.339

Nir. (p. 468) states that śulka has two senses; (1) what is given as the price of the girl to the guardians of the girl which goes to the mother and brother (on her death); (2) what is given (by the bridegroom) as the price of the ornaments for the girl and of the household gear.¹⁴⁹⁹ Another verse of Kāt. (904) has been quoted by many writers, which restricts the literal sense of the word strīdhana, ‘over that wealth that is obtained by a woman by mechanical arts (such as spinning) or from a stranger through affection, the husband has ownership.