[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915) › v1.c6.68 # Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c6.68 Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c6.68 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.68) But it is well-known that pious devices do not always help in this matter; a good friend must then play his part.³ And this helpful neighbour, among the Hindus, has not always found opposition from the husband’s side, if he himself was unfitted for the task; rather the husband has even invited or exhorted him, as the Epic and the other literature tells us. In the Mahābh. the begetter by proxy has a very important place. - [Previous: v1.c6.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.67) - [Next: v1.c6.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.69) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.68) · Pramāṇa