[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v4.c64.489 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c64.489 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c64.489 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c64.489](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c64.489) Ātatāyin, defined 517-518; divergence of views about killing in self-defence a brāhmaṇa a. 517; may be killed in defence of person or property if not a brāhmaṇa 9, 517. - [Previous: v4.c64.488](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c64.488) - [Next: v4.c64.490](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c64.490) - [Up: v4.c64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c64) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c64.489](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c64.489) · Pramāṇa