Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita

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

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THE JAINA LAW
तयारभावे तत्पुत्रो दत्तको गोत्रियः पतिः। पितृद्रव्याधिपः स्याद्वैगुणवान् पितृभक्तिमान् ॥ २८॥
In the absence of these two (husband and wife), a son, or adopted son of the family, devoted to the father, full of merits, becomes owner of the property of the father.
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां ब्राह्मणेन विवाहिताः। कन्यासञ्जातपुत्राणां विभागोयं बुधैः स्मृतः॥२९॥
The song born of a Brahman, Kşatriya, or Vaisya girl married to a Brahman, have their shares thus laid down by the wise.
पितृद्रव्यं जंगमं वा स्थावरं गोधन तथा। विभज्य दशधा सर्व गृहीयुः सर्व एकतः॥३०॥
Of the father's immoveable and moveable property, and cattle, etc., ten equal shares have to be made. Each brother should take thus :
विप्राजस्तुर्यभागान्वै त्रीभागान् क्षत्रियसुतः।
द्वौ भागो वैश्यजो गृह्यादेकं धर्मे नियोजयेत् ॥३१॥
Four shares should be taken by the sons of the Brahman mother; three by that of the Kşatriya, two by that of the Vaiśya mother; and one should be given for religious purposes.
यद्गेहे दास्यदास्यादिः पालनीयो यवीयसा। सर्वे मिलित्वा वा कुर्युरन्नाशुकनिबन्धनम् ॥३२॥ The male and female-servants (or slaves) in the