Sutra 12

Devanagari script

पित्रभावे भ्रातरो भ्रातृपुत्राश्च ॥ कZ_०३.५.१२ ॥

Transliteration

pitrabhāve bhrātaro bhrātṛputrāś ca

Translation

If the father is absent, the brothers and the brothers’ sons (inherit).

Word by Word

• पितृ-भावे: in the absence of the father
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ; भाव
• Form: समासपदम्; पितृ (षष्ठी एकवचन) + भाव (सप्तमी एकवचन); समस्तपदस्य विभक्ति: सप्तमी एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (भाव)

• भ्रातरः: the brothers
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन

• भ्रातृ-पुत्राः: and the brothers’ sons (nephews)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ; पुत्र
• Form: समासपदम्; भ्रातृ (षष्ठी एकवचन) + पुत्र (प्रथमा बहुवचन); समस्तपदस्य विभक्ति: प्रथमा बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

Entities Mentioned

• brothers
• nephews (brothers’ sons)

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FAQs

What principle is reflected by prioritizing brothers and nephews?

Continuity of property within the natal lineage and administrable proximity of kinship for succession.