[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s21.919 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.919 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.919 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.919](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.919) It is difficult to ascertain precisely how far the son was subject to parental control, and how long such control continued. Reference is made in the Rigveda¹¹ to a father’s chastising his son for gambling, and Rjrāśva is said to have been blinded by his father.¹² From the latter statement Zimmer¹³ infers the existence of a developed \*patria potestas\*, but to lay stress on this isolated and semi-mythical incident would be unwise. It is, however, quite likely that the \*patria potestas\* was originally strong, for we have other support for the thesis in the Roman \*patria potestas\*. If there is no proof that a father legally controlled his son’s wedding,¹⁴ and not much that he controlled his daughter’s,¹⁵ the fact is in itself not improbable. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.918](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.918) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.920](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.920) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.919](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.919) · Pramāṇa