History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c64.52
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c64.52
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क्षत्तृ—Chamberlain. Vide p. 111 above. He is one of the '*ratnins*'. According to Manu X. 16 and Yāj. I. 94 the offspring of a kṣatriya woman from a śūdra male was called *kṣattṛ* and it is probable that such mixed offspring were employed as door-keepers or chamberlains.
Linked texts (2)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit