Sutra 6

Devanagari script

शेषास्तमुपजीवेयुः ॥ कZ_०३.६.१५ ॥

Transliteration

śeṣāstamupajīveyuḥ

Translation

The remaining members shall live by him (be maintained under/at his expense).

Word by Word

• शेषाः: the remaining (persons/others)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: शेष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; (विशेषणरूपेण) ‘शेष’ = अवशिष्ट/अन्ये

• तम्: him / that person
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (कर्म)

• उपजीवेयुः: should subsist by/under him; should make their livelihood depending on him
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-जीव्
• Form: लिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; धातु: जीव् (भ्वादि); उपसर्ग: उप-; अर्थ: उपजीव् = आश्रित्य जीवितुम्/निर्वाहं कर्तुम्

Entities Mentioned

• principal heir
• dependents/remaining family members

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FAQs

Why pair inheritance with maintenance obligations?

It prevents dispossession-driven poverty and conflict by imposing a duty of support on the inheriting household head.