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11. If no other (relations) are living, the property (of a deceased male) descends to them (the Sapindas).
12. On failure of Sapindas, the Sakulyas (inherit).
13. On failure of them, the teacher who (holds the place of a spiritual) father, a pupil, or an officiating priest shall take it,
14. On failure of them, the king. Let him give that property to persons well-versed in the three Vedas.
15. But the king should never take for himself the property of a Brahmana.
16. Now they quote also (the following verse): . The property of a Brahmana destroys (him who
whom Govinda takes his place, explain the word sakulya to mean
members of one family' in general. Govinda says, sambandhaviseshagñâne sati sapinda ukyantel sambandhamâtragñâne sakulyahu Atas ka sapinda api sakulyâhil 'If a particular relationship is known, they are called Sapindas; and if (the fact) only is known that relationship exists, Sakulyas. Hence the Sapindas are also Sakulyas.
II. Colebrooke, loc. cit. Both the Dâyabhaga and the Digest read satsvangageshu, when there is male issue,' and the Vîramitrodaya, fol. 218, p. 2, 1. 7, agrees with them. The MSS. read all satsv anyeshu, which may, however, be taken with Govinda for asatsv anyeshu, because the preceding word ends in e. Govinda explains anyeshu, 'others,' by aurasâdishu, 'legitimate sons of the body, and so forth.'
12. Colebrooke, Dâyabhaga, loc. cit. The digest omits this Sætra.
13. Colebrooke, loc. cit. Gîmätavahana wrongly reads pitâ kâkâryah, the father and the teacher.' Govinda gives the explanation adopted above. Regarding the spiritual fatherhood of the teacher, see e. g. Vasishtha II, 4.
14. Colebrooke, loc. cit. Govinda reads satsvam,'the property of a holy man,' instead of tatsvam, that property.' 15. Colebrooke V, Dig. CCCCXLIV; Vasishtha XVII, 86.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |