Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita

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

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INHERITANCE AND PARTITION.
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If a man dies leaving many minor sons, the selfacquired property of any of these is not liable to partition.
पित्रा सर्वे यथाद्रव्यं विभक्तास्ते निजेच्छया। एकत्रीकृत्य तद्रव्यं सह कुर्वन्ति जीविकाम् ॥१०२॥ विभजेरन् पुनद्रव्यं समांशैतरः स्वयम् । न तत्र ज्येष्ठांगस्यापि भागः स्याद्विषमो यतः ॥ १०३ ।।
When the sons hare been separated by the father with due (shares from the) property, and the sons themsclves unite their funds and carn a common livelihood from it-in this property, on a re-partition, the brothers themselves should arrange their equal shares, and the oldest brother takes no additional share in it.
जाते विभागे बहुषु पुत्रेचेको मृतो यदि । विभजेरन् समं रिक्थं सभगिन्यः सहोदराः ॥१०४॥
After a partition among several sons, if one of them dies, on partition of his unobstructed property, his brothers and sisters take in equal shares.
निन्हुते लोभतो ज्येष्ठो द्रव्यं भ्रातन् यवीयसः। वञ्चते राजदण्ड्यः स्यात् सभागार्हो न जातुचित्॥१०५॥
If, being full of greed, the eldest brother conceals the property from the younger brothers and cheats them, he deserves to be punished by the King, and he cannot get even his own share.