As per Sanskrit legal texts women did not have access to the property. In reference to the norm how is the case of Prabhavati Gupta exceptional? Explain.

The case of Vakataka queen Prabhavati Gupta is different because she was given access to property rights.

1. The epigraphic and textual evidence suggests that while upper-class women may have been given access to resources, the control over land, cattle and money were given to men.

2. According to inscriptions Prabhavati had access to land, which she later granted to people.

3. This could have happened because she was a queen and her situation was an exceptional one.

4. Another possibility is that the legal implications were not uniform.