Shloka 60
Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)
हरेज्ज्येष्ठ: प्रधानांशमेकं तुल्यासु तेष्वपि | मध्यमो मध्यमं चैव कनीयांस्तु कनीयसम्
harej jyeṣṭhaḥ pradhānāṁśam ekaṁ tulyāsu teṣv api | madhyamo madhyamaṁ caiva kanīyāṁs tu kanīyasam ||
حتى بين الأبناء المولودين من نساءٍ متساويات المنزلة، يجوز للأكبر أن يأخذ قِسماً رئيساً، وهو نصيبُ الأكبر؛ وعلى الأوسط أن يأخذ نصيباً أوسط، وعلى الأصغر أن يأخذ نصيباً أصغر.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inheritance among sons of equal maternal status should reflect seniority: the eldest is entitled to a principal share, while the middle and youngest receive proportionately lesser shares, maintaining fairness and familial order.
In the Anushasana Parva’s dharma-instruction setting, Bhishma lays down a rule of partition regarding sons born of women of equal rank, specifying how shares may be allocated by birth order.