Sutra 1

Devanagari script

कामाचारः सर्वं जीयेत ॥ कZ_०३.६.१० ॥

Transliteration

kāmācāraḥ sarvaṃ jīyeta

Translation

A son born of a ‘union by mutual desire’ (kāmācāra) shall inherit the whole estate.

Word by Word

• कामाचारः: acting according to desire; arbitrary/self-willed conduct
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + आचार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासान्त-पद; अर्थः—कामस्य आचारः (यथाकाम-आचरणम्)

• सर्वम्: everything; the whole (of it)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सर्व
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मपदम्

• जीयेत: should conquer; would win/prevail over
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लट्-आश्रित-विध्यर्थः—‘should conquer/should win’

Entities Mentioned

• son/heir
• estate/property

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FAQs

What administrative function does this sutra serve?

It provides a bright-line succession rule for courts/officials to decide inheritance when a son is claimed from a kāmācāra-type union.

What is the political intent behind such a rule?

To reduce inheritance disputes by assigning a decisive entitlement, thereby limiting litigation and social instability over property.