Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c13.101
Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c13.101
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There seems to be, however, sufficient evidence of the existence of women slaves, who served as maid-servants in the houses of the wealthy. The word *dāsisabham* (multitude of women slaves) is used in the *Amarakośa* as an illustration of words showing multitude.³ Jain works of the period show that numerous female slaves and maid-servants were recruited from tribal peoples.⁴