Book 3 · Adhyay 6

eka.strī.putrāṇāṃ jyeṣṭha.aṃśaḥ - brāhmaṇānām ajāḥ, kṣatriyāṇām aśvāḥ, vaiśyānāṃ gāvaḥ, śūdrāṇām avayaḥ | 1 |

kāṇa.laṅgās teṣāṃ madhyama.aṃśaḥ, bhinna.varṇāḥ kaniṣṭha.aṃśaḥ | 2 |

catuṣpada.abhāve ratna.varjānāṃ daśānāṃ bhāgaṃ dravyāṇām ekaṃ jyeṣṭho haret | 3 |

pratimukta.svadhā.pāśo hi bhavati | 4 |

ity auśanaso vibhāgaḥ | 5 |

pituḥ parivāpād yānam ābharaṇaṃ ca jyeṣṭha.aṃśaḥ, śayana.āsanaṃ bhukta.kāṃsyaṃ ca madhyama.aṃśaḥ, kṛṣṇaṃ dhānya.āyasaṃ gṛha.parivāpo go.śakaṭaṃ ca kaniṣṭha.aṃśaḥ | 6 |

śeṣa.dravyāṇām eka.dravyasya vā samo vibhāgaḥ | 7 |

adāyādā bhaginyaḥ, mātuḥ parivāpād bhukta.kāṃsya.ābharaṇa.bhāginyaḥ | 8 |

mānuṣa.hīno jyeṣṭhas tṛtīyam aṃśaṃ jyeṣṭha.aṃśāl labheta, caturtham anyāya.vṛttiḥ, nivṛtta.dharma.kāryo vā | 9 |

kāma.ācāraḥ sarvaṃ jīyeta | 10 |

tena madhyama.kaniṣṭhau vyākhyātau | 11 |

tayor mānuṣa.upeto jyeṣṭha.aṃśād ardhaṃ labheta | 12 |

nānā.strī.putrāṇāṃ tu saṃskṛta.asaṃskṛtayoḥ kanyā.kṛta.kṣatayor abhāve ca ekasyāḥ putrayor yamayor vā pūrva.janmanā jyeṣṭha.bhāvaḥ | 13 |

sūta.māgadha.vrātya.ratha.kārāṇām aiśvaryato vibhāgaḥ | 14 |

śeṣās tam upajīveyuḥ | 15 |

anīśvarāḥ sama.vibhāgāḥ | 16 |

cāturvarṇya.putrāṇāṃ brāhmaṇī.putraś caturo 'ṃśān haret, kṣatriyā.putra.strīn aṃśān, vaiśyā.putro dvāv aṃśau, ekaṃ śūdrā.putraḥ | 17 |

tena tri.varṇa.dvi.varṇa.putra.vibhāgaḥ kṣatriya.vaiśyayor vyākhyātaḥ | 18 |

brāhmaṇasya-anantarā.putras tulya.aṃśaḥ | 19 |

kṣatriya.vaiśyayor ardha.aṃśaḥ tulya.aṃśo vā mānuṣa.upetaḥ | 20 |

tulya.atulyayor eka.putraḥ sarvaṃ haret, bandhūṃś ca bibhṛyāt | 21 |

brāhmaṇānāṃ tu pāraśavas tṛtīyam aṃśaṃ labheta, dvāv aṃśau sapiṇḍaḥ kulyo vā-āsannaḥ, svadhā.dāna.hetoḥ | 22 |

tad.abhāve pitur ācāryo 'ntevāsī vā | 23 |