Herdsman
historical figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
herdsman · a cowherd · cattle owner · cowherd · the herdsman
in the texts
Iphigenia in Tauris
Unnamed Taurian cattle-herder who witnessed and helped capture Orestes and Pylades, and reports the event to Iphigenia.
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Bṛhaspati Smṛti
A servant employed to tend cattle, with specific rules on fault, wages, and protective duties.
9 The Duties of Master and Herdsman
8 The Punishment for a Herdsman's Fault
7 The Time When the Master is Punishable
Nāradasmṛti
The keeper of cattle whose negligence or diligence determines legal liability for crop damage caused by grazing animals.
their owner is not liable to a fine.
One should make a cow's owner pay a fine of one *māṣa*, and for a buffalo, two *māṣas*.
The herdsman is absolved by the death penalty, and the fine falls upon the owner of the cattle.