Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita

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

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INIERITANOE AND PARTITION. 35 All brothers from the moveable property that is to be partitioned should give some portion to the eldest brother, and then divide the remainder equally with him.
गोधनं तु समं भक्त्वा गृहीयुस्ते निजेच्छया। कश्चिद्धतुं न शक्तश्चेदन्यो गृह्णात्यसंशयम् ॥१६॥
Cattle, etc., being equally divided should be taken (by the brothers), according to the desire of each one. But if some one is unable to take his share, the others can undoubtedly appropriate it.
भ्रातृणाम् यदि कन्या स्यादेका बह्वरः सहोदरैः। स्वांशात्सर्वैस्तुरीयांशमेकीकृत्य विवाहाते ॥१७॥
If the brothers have one or more uterine sisters, a fourth part of the share of each brother should
fouria part of the shares be collected and the girls married.
ऊढ़ायास्तु न भागोऽस्ति किञ्चिद्भातृसमक्षतः । विवाहकाले यत्पित्रा दत्तं तस्यास्तदेव हि ॥१८॥
The share of a married daughter in the property of the father, in the presence of her brothers, is nothing. Whatever the father gave her at the time of marriage, that only belongs to her.
सहोदरैनिजाम्बाया भागस्सम उदाहृतः। साधिको व्यवहारार्थ मृतौ सर्वैशभागिनः ॥१९॥
Their mother is also said to be entitled to an equal share with the brothers (her sons). She is entitled to a slightly larger share for meeting the