 | Henry Lloyd (of the Ch. of Engl. zenana missionary soc.) - 1882 - 176 pàgines
...without hope, and death in darkest despair. Manu, the highest authority in Hindu law, tells us that " In childhood must a female be dependent on her father...on her husband ; her lord being dead, on her sons. A woman must never seek independence." On the other hand, if she exercises any will of her own, she... | |
 | Richard Salter Storrs - 1884 - 698 pàgines
...advanced in years, nothing must be done, even in her own dwelling place, according to her mere pleasure. "In childhood must a female be dependent on her father; in youth, Dn her husband ; her lord being dead, on her sons ; if she have no sons, on the near kinsmen of her... | |
 | M. G. Ranade, Narayan Keshav Vaidya - 1885 - 164 pàgines
...therefore that our Shastras have not given them independence in any stage of their lives. Manu says : — " In childhood must a female be dependent on her father...on her husband ; her lord being dead, on her sons ; a woman must never seek independence." Moreover, in conformity to our Shastras, a widow can inherit... | |
 | William Joseph Wilkins - 1887 - 522 pàgines
...advanced in years, nothing must be done, even in her own dwelling-place, according to her mere pleasure. In childhood must a female be dependent on her father,...on her husband, her lord being dead, on her sons. A woman must never seek independence." * The commentators add a few words to provide for all contingencies:... | |
 | William Joseph Wilkins - 1887 - 548 pàgines
...advanced in years, nothing must be done, even in her own dwelling-place, according to her mere pleasure. In childhood must a female be dependent on her father,...on her husband, her lord being dead, on her sons. A woman must never seek independence." * The commentators add a few words to provide for all contingencies:... | |
 | Edward Payson Tenney - 1895 - 714 pàgines
...advanced in years, nothing must be done, even in her own dwelling-place, according to her mere pleasure. In childhood must a female be dependent on her father,...on her husband; her lord being dead, on her sons. A woman must never seek independence."1 "If a man goes on a journey," quoth Hindu law, "his wife shall... | |
 | Mrs. Marcus B. Fuller - 1900 - 372 pàgines
...dwelling-place, according to her mere pleasure; in childhood a female must be dependent on (or subject to) her father; in youth, on her husband : her lord being dead, on her sons : a woman must never seek independence.' (Manu v. 158.) "The Hindu shastras have made no provisions... | |
 | Edward Payson Tenney - 1907 - 440 pàgines
...advanced in years, nothing must be done, even in her own dwelling place, according to her mere pleasure. In childhood must a female be dependent on her father,...on her husband; her lord being dead, on her sons. A woman must never seek independence."2 "If," it is said in the laws of Manu, "a man goes on a journey,... | |
 | Yu-ning Li - 1992 - 294 pàgines
...first century AD The following quotations are from chapter 5, "On Diet, Purification, and Women." 148. In childhood must a female be dependent on her father;...husband; her lord being dead, on her sons; if she has no sons, on the near kinsmen of her husband; if he left no kinsmen, on those of her father; if... | |
 | Terence Ball - 1994 - 330 pàgines
...woman', it is added, 'is never fit for independence . . . In childhood must a female be dependant [sic] on her father; in youth, on her husband; her lord being dead, on her sons: a woman must never seek independence'.20 Another Hindu holy text, the Hetopadesa, contains a similar... | |
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By a girl, or by a young woman, or by a woman advanced in years, nothing must be done, even in her own dwelling-place, according to her mere pleasure. In childhood must a female be dependent on her father, in youth on her husband, her lord being dead,... 
