Arthashastra 3.3.13: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 3, Sutra 13
भिक्षुक्यन्वाधिज्ञातिकुलानामन्यतमे वा भर्ता द्विषन् स्त्रियमेकामनुशयीत ॥
bhikṣukyanvādhijñātikulānām anyatame vā bhartā dviṣan striyam ekām anuśayīta
अगर पति अपनी बीवी से नफ़रत करता है, और वो किसी और औरत को लेकर भिखारियों, नौकरों, रिश्तेदारों या अपने लोगों के पास जाके सोने के लिए बोलता है, तो यह भी बुरी बात है। यह भी गुनाह है।
FAQs
Because sexual impropriety involving close social networks destabilizes kinship order and triggers stronger state concern; it also clarifies legally recognizable aggravating contexts.
To contain household conflict from escalating into broader social disorder and to set enforceable limits on cruelty/coercion.
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