Sutra 3

Devanagari script

तयोर्मानुषोपेतो ज्येष्ठांशादर्धं लभेत ॥ कZ_०३.६.१२ ॥

Transliteration

tayormānuṣopeto jyeṣṭhāṃśādardhaṃ labheta

Translation

Of those two, the one established by human agency/acknowledgment (mānuṣopeta) shall receive half of the eldest son’s share.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (persons/parties)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी/सप्तमी? (Genitive) द्विवचन; ‘of those two’

• मानुषोपेतः: the one accompanied/assisted by a man (human attendant)
• Type: Adjective (Past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: उप-इ (उपेत) + मानुष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘मानुषेण उपेतः’ = accompanied/attended by a man (human helper/attendant)

• ज्येष्ठांशात्: from the elder’s portion/share
• Type: Noun (ablative phrase)
• Root: ज्येष्ठ + अंश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; ‘from the elder’s share/portion’

• अर्धम्: half
• Type: Noun (used adverbially as measure)
• Root: अर्ध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘half’ (as the amount obtained)

• लभेत: should obtain / is entitled to receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; ‘should obtain/receive’

Entities Mentioned

• eldest son
• acknowledged/validated heir

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FAQs

Why benchmark shares against the eldest son’s portion?

It creates an administrative reference point for proportional allotment, simplifying calculations and reducing contestation.