History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.449
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.449
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In spite of the above restrictions on the wife’s powers about Vedic sacrifices many smṛti rules apply to women also, though the text employs the masculine gender. For example, Manu XI. 93 provides that a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya and vaiśya should not drink *surā*. This prohibition applies to wives of the members of the three varṇas according to the Mit. on Yāj. III. 256.
Linked texts (2)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit