तदभावे पिता धरमाणः ॥ कZ_०३.५.११ ॥
tadabhāve pitā dharamāṇaḥ
उनके अभाव में, पिता—यदि जीवित हो—(सम्पत्ति) लेता है।
To prevent property from becoming disputed or ownerless and to give courts a fixed sequence to apply.