Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c14.s3.35
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c14.s3.35
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¹ In the Saṃhitâs, *e.g.* in Yâjñ., II, 47 and 49; Nârada, I, 18, 19; Bṛihaspati XI, 50, 53; and Viṣṇu, VI, 32, 37, the husband is not as a rule liable for the debt of his wife unless it be contracted for the benefit of the family. Among herdsmen, washermen, hunters, distillers of spirit, etc., the husband is invariably liable for the wife's debt, because "the income of these men depends on their wives, and the household expenses are borne by them also."
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- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Bṛhaspatismṛti — Bṛhaspati, Sanskrit
- Nāradasmṛti — Nārada, Sanskrit