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The first consisted of some form of subsistence of above 2,000 panas and
Jewellery: over this a woman had absolute control. This is the only kind of property,
which a king cannot claim, where there are no heirs to the state. Woman as a sister has a
claim to inherit this kind of property.
The second is the compensation she may have obtained for allows in her
husband to marry another woman. The third is the money, which her parents may have
received from her husband. Hence when a divorce takes place, the husband has to pay
compensation.
Kautilya’s rules for the remarriage of men 6 are more strict than
those he prescribes for women. They have to wait a much longer period before they can
marry again. A man can remarry only under the following circumstances :
‘If a woman either brings forth no live children or has no male
issue or is barren, her husband shall wait for eight years before marrying another. If she
bears only a stillborn child, he has to wait for ten years. If she brings forth only
females he has to wait for twelve years. Then, if he is: desirous to have sons, he may
marry another.’
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