Hired servant
group · 2 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
hired servant · pupil · highest, middling, lowest servant · servant · slave · student of sacred knowledge · workman
in the texts
Nāradasmṛti
A student who serves a teacher until knowledge is acquired, subject to discipline and duty.
This is declared to be the duty of a pupil.
After disciplining him, the teacher should reassure him;
He is to be disciplined by the teacher if he does not obey.
Bṛhaspati Smṛti
Persons who perform labor for a master under varied arrangements (pupilage, apprenticeship, hire, slavery), classified by type of work and status.
15 Breach of Service
16 Non-payment of Wages
5 The Servant's Lack of Fault