Arthashastra 3.4.39: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 4, Sutra 39
बहुषु प्रत्यासन्नं धार्मिकं भर्मसमर्थं कनिष्ठमभार्यं वा ॥ कZ_०३.४.३९ ॥
bahuṣu pratyāsannaṃ dhārmikaṃ bharmasamarthaṃ kaniṣṭham abhāryaṃ vā
अगर कई लोग हों तो पहले उसको देखो जो सबसे करीब हो। जो धरम के काम करता हो। जो घर संभाल सकता हो। छोटा भाई ठीक रहता है। जो भी बीवी न रखता हो वो भी ठीक है।
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Because the state’s concern is not only ritual propriety but enforceable support for the woman, child, and household—reducing vagrancy and litigation.
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