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UGC NET June 2020 History
The term 'stridhana' is first mentioned in which of the following texts?
AShatapatha Brahmana
BSutta Pitaka
CArthashastra ✓ Correct
DHarshacharita
Correct answer: (C) Arthashastra — The term is first mentioned in the Arthashastra, so the answer is the Arthashastra.
Explanation
★The term is first mentioned in the Arthashastra, so the answer is the Arthashastra.
★The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy.
★It was composed by Kautilya.
★The term stridhana, the property of a woman, is first mentioned in this book.
★Stridhana referred to gifts and property over which a woman had rights.
★So the term stridhana is first mentioned in the Arthashastra.
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