Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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INHERITAXCE AND PANTITION.
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alone is responsible for his actions, and once perforined, these actions (Karmas) must bcar fruit, and no one can intervene to deflect the incidence of this fruition. Thus the object of adoption cannot be to get a son to help one in crossing hell. Bhadrababu reverts to this aspect of sonfulness in Slokas 7, 8 and 9, Other points may be noted bs scholars of both Hindu and Jaina systems of Law.
Just one liberty I have taken with the English language in translating the text. A putrı is translated as "sonless." But there is no corresponding simple equivalent for putri, a person having a son. Putra is of frequent occurrence, and it is inelegant and arrktrard to translate it as "a person having a son," or " ith a son," etc. Therefore, I propose to translate it as "sonful." Apart from its novelty, nothing can be said against it. It is oxpressive and short, and very convenient. We have "sinless " and " sinful ;" we have "sonless," - by not "sonful ?”