Arthashastra 3.13.24: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 24
गृह्या चेत्कुटुम्बार्थचिन्तनी माता भ्राता भगिनी चास्या अदासाः स्युः ॥
gṛhyā cet kuṭumbārthacintanī mātā bhrātā bhaginī cāsyā adāsāḥ syuḥ
যদি তাক ঘৰত গৃহিণী/স্বীকৃত সহচৰী হিচাপে গ্ৰহণ কৰি পৰিয়ালৰ হিত-কাৰ্য দেখাশোনা কৰোৱাই, তেন্তে তাইৰ মাক, ভায়েক আৰু ভনীও অদাস (মুক্ত) হ’ব।
FAQs
It reduces incentives for clandestine dependence and creates a stable, legally recognized household unit with fewer status disputes.
It ties emancipation to functional integration and responsibility within the household economy, not merely cohabitation.
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