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XVIII, 16.
16. Again, if there are two sons of a Brahmana, and the one belongs to the Brâhmana and the other to the Sûdra caste, they shall divide the estate into five parts;
17. And of these, the Brâhmana shall take four parts;
18. The Sudra, a single part.
19. Again, if there are two sons of a Brahmana or a Kshatriya, and the one belongs to the Kshatriya and the other to the Sûdra caste, they shall divide the estate into five parts;
20. And of these, the Kshatriya shall take three parts;
21. The Sudra, one part.
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22. Again, if there are two sons of a Brahmana or a Kshatriya, and the one belongs to the Kshatriya, the other to the Sûdra caste, they shall divide the estate into four parts;
23. And of these, the Kshatriya shall take three parts;
24. The Sûdra, a single part.
25. Again, if there are two sons of a Brâhmana or a Vaisya or a Sûdra, and the one belongs to the Vaisya, the other to the Sûdra caste, they shall divide the estate into three parts;
26. And of these, the Vaisya shall take two parts;
27. The Sudra, a single part.
28. If a Brahmana has an only son, he shall take the whole estate, provided he be a Brâhmana, Kshatriya, or Vaisya.
29. If a Kshatriya has (an only son who is) either a Kshatriya or a Vaisya, (the rule shall be the same.)
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