According to the Manusmriti, women can acquire wealth through which of

According to the Manusmriti, women can acquire wealth through which of the following means?

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Purchase

Investment

Token of affection

Inheritance

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According to Manusmriti, women could acquire wealth through various means described as ‘Stridhana’. These means included gifts received from relatives (father, mother, brother, husband) at different stages like marriage, bridal procession, or given out of affection. The option “Token of affection” aligns with one of the ways Stridhana could be acquired, specifically gifts from the husband or other relatives.

Stridhana was the property over which a woman had absolute right. Manusmriti lists specific categories of gifts received by a woman which constitute her Stridhana.

While acquisition through purchase or inheritance (especially of immovable property) might have been possible under certain circumstances or later interpretations, the text explicitly lists gifts received as ‘tokens of affection’ or from specific relatives as key components of Stridhana.

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