[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) › v2.c21.17 # Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c21.17 Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c21.17 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c21.17) P. 73, l. 36 would be literally: Because of the want of foundation in the nature (of women). But perhaps far better would be: “Because, indeed, the attributes (of the wooer) give no grounds.” As the scholiast reminds us, in love women give no heed to heroism, learning, etc. - [Previous: v2.c21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c21.16) - [Next: v2.c21.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c21.18) - [Up: v2.c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c21.17) · Pramāṇa