Arthashastra 3.2.35: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 35
Devanagari script
ऊर्ध्वं दायादं गच्छेत् ॥ कZ_०३.२.३५ ॥
Transliteration
ūrdhvaṃ dāyādaṃ gacchet
Translation
जब औरत मर जाए, उसका माल उसके वारिसों को मिलता है। यह नॉर्मल रूल है।
Word by Word
ऊर्ध्वम्thereafter; next in order (upwards in the line of succession)
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeAdverb
Rootऊर्ध्व
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (directional/temporal): ‘upwards; thereafter/next in order’
दायादम्the heir / inheriting kinsman
दायादम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदायाद
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मपद (object of ‘गच्छेत्’)
गच्छेत्should go / should pass (devolve)
गच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; लट्-आदेशार्थे विधि: ‘should go/should pass’
Entities Mentioned
H
heirs (dāyāda)FAQs
A time-bound sequencing: first enjoyment/management rights; then a defined transfer point to heirs, enabling orderly probate-like resolution.
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