Women and Society in Ancient India

accepting ancient appears asked attitude battle bear beauty became becomes belong birth body born brahmin bride brothers called caste century Chapter character child clearly common courtesans curse custom daughter death described desire dowry early economic enjoyed entire epic episode evil fate father fees fire gifts girls give given goddess gods hand hear heaven Hence human husband India instances king Kṛṣṇa later literature live looked Mahābhārata male man's Manu marriage married means mentions moral mother nature never offered parents peace performed period person play poet position possess priests prostitutes pumsavana pyre regarded remain rich rites ritual role rules says scriptures serve significant social society sometimes sons status śūdra suffered temple texts various Vedic victory wealth widow wife wives woman women Yajnavalkya