Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.944

v1.c3.s21.944

There can be no doubt that in a family the father took precedence of the mother.³² Delbrück³³ explains away the apparent cases to the contrary.³⁴ There is no trace of the family as a land-owning corporation.³⁵ The dual form Pitarau regularly means ‘father and mother,’ ‘parents.’³⁶