According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct?A person could be a slave a

Question

According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct?A person could be a slave as a result of a 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 are correct?

Accepted Answer

The Arthashastra states that a man could be a slave either by birth, by voluntarily selling himself, by being captured in war, or as a result of a judicial punishment. Slavery was a recognized institution and the legal relationship between master and slave was clearly defined. For example, if a female slave bore her master a son, not only was she legally free but the child was entitled to the legal status of the master's son.