Arthashastra 3.13.23: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 23
स्वामिनः स्वस्यां दास्यां जातं समातृकमदासं विद्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.१३.२३ ॥
svāminaḥ svasyāṃ dāsyāṃ jātaṃ samātṛkam adāsaṃ vidyāt
अगर मालिक की अपनी दासी से कोई बेटा पैदा हो। तो वो बेटा और उसकी माँ दोनों आज़ाद माने जाएंगे, दास नहीं।
FAQs
Automatic recognition of freedom for both the child and the mother when the master fathers the child with his own dāsī.
To prevent hereditary servility in the master’s direct line and reduce intra-household conflict over status.
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