[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.c22.7 # Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c22.7 Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c22.7 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c22.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.7) Bride’s payment (çulka) : does not decide, 58; must be handed over to the young woman, 60, 65; its amount, 102 Brihaspati : sends his son to learn the magic of restoring to life, 11; cohabits with his brother’s wife, 113 Broken, torn, and damaged things sinister, 157, 402 Brother : younger may not marry before the elder, 105, 292; brother is more important than son, husband, or wife, 530; relationship to sister, 564 Brother-in-law : marriage with, 62, 168, 410, 436 Butcher : the pious, 194 - [Previous: v2.c22.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.6) - [Next: v2.c22.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.8) - [Up: v2.c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.7) · Pramāṇa