Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita

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

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INHERITANCE AND PARTITION. 49 'desires to spend in religious matters, the son's widot should give her funds for that purpose.
औरसो दत्तको मुख्यौ कीतसौतसहोदराः। तथैवोपनतश्चैव इमे गौण जिनागमे ॥ ७६॥
(Of sons) aurasa, dattaka. are primary ; and kreeta, sauta, sahodara and upnata are secondary in Jaina scriptures.
दायादाः, पिण्डदाश्चैव, इतरेऽनधिकारिणः ।।
औरसः स्वस्त्रिया जातः, प्रीत्या दत्तश्च दत्तकः ॥ ७७॥
And these are entitled to get the inheritance and to offer oblations. The others beyond these are not entitled. Aurasa is the son born of one's own wife. Dattaka is the son given and taken with affection (in adoption).
द्रव्यं दत्वा गृहीतोयः सः क्रीतः प्रोच्यते बुधैः। सौतश्च पुत्रतनुजो लघुभ्राता सहोदरः॥७८ ॥
Kreeta is the son taken by giving money. So bave the wise men said. Sauta is the son of the son's body (i. e., the grandson by a son.) Sahodara is the name of a younger brother (by the same mother.)
मातृ-पितृपरित्यक्तो दु:खितास्मितरां तव । पुत्रो भवामीति वदन् विज्ञरुपनतः स्मृतः ॥७९॥
Upmata. A son who, abandoned by his mother and father, and wandering about in distress (comes
and Samata. A पदन विशैरुपन