Arthashastra 3.4.26: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 26
अप्रतिविहिताः सुखावस्था बिभृयुः परं चत्वारि वर्षाण्यष्टौ वा ज्ञातयः ॥ कZ_०३.४.२६ ॥
aprativihitāḥ sukhāvasthā bibhṛyuḥ paraṃ catvāri varṣāṇy aṣṭau vā jñātayaḥ
अगर पति ने कोई भी खबर नहीं भेजी, ना कोई पैसा भेजा, तो पत्नी को सुखी रखो। उसके घर वाले उसका ख्याल रखेंगे। मैक्सिमम चार साल तक, या स्पेशल केस में आठ साल तक।
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It shifts interim support to the kin network (jñātayaḥ) with a defined maximum duration, while prescribing a minimum standard of living for the wife.
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