On the death of her husband a woman, desirous to lead a pious life, shall at once receive not only her endowment and jewellery (sthāpyābharaṇa), but also the balance of śulka due to her. If after obtaining these two...
Kautilya
कौटिल्य-अर्थशास्त्र [321-296 BCE] Introductory Note The Kauṭilya-Arthaśāstra, of which Mr. Shamasastry gives us here his translation, is a work of very exceptional interest and value. In the first place, it ascribes itself in unmistakable terms to the famous Brāhman...
सुखस्य मूलं धर्मः-अर्थमूलं सर्वकार्यं यदल्पप्रयत्नात् कार्यसिद्धिर्भवति-बालादपि युक्तमर्थ शृणुयात्-धर्मेण धार्यते लोकः-विद्या धनमधनानाम्-अनुपद्रवं देशमावसेत्-तपस्सार इन्द्रियनिग्रहः-धुरमेधसोऽसच्छास्त्रं मोहयति
