Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c20.28

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kind would be Kṛṣṇa, who is ready to give even his wives and sons to his dear friend Arjuna (x, 12.28 ; cp. v, 65.9). Karṇa even wants to bestow his sons and wives on him that shall show him in the battle where Arjuna is to be found (viii, 38.20). It is true that he may not have been left untouched by the customs of his kingdom ; anyhow, it was said of Angaland that in it the sale of one's own wife and own children, together with the exposure of the sick, was a native custom, and, indeed, this is brought before us as a heavy shame (viii, 45.40. Cp. i, 104.40 ?).