According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following is correct?
- A person could be a slave as a result of judicial punishment.
- If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free.
- If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master’s son.
Which of the statements given above is correct?
1
Both 1 and 2
2
Both 2 and 3
3
Both 1 and 3
4
All of the above