Arthashastra 3.5.30: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 5, Sutra 30
पतितः पतिताज्जातः क्लीबश्चानंशाः जडोन्मत्तान्धकुष्ठिनश्च ॥
patitaḥ patitāj jātaḥ klībaś cānaṃśāḥ jaḍonmattāndha-kuṣṭhinaś ca
जो आदमी गिर गया हो, उसका बेटा भी प्रॉपर्टी में हिस्सा नहीं पाता। नापुंसक भी हिस्से में नहीं आता। जो दिमाग से कमज़ोर हो, पागल हो, अंधा हो या कोई बीमारी वाला हो, इन सबको भी हिस्सा नहीं मिलता।
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It reflects a capacity-and-status model of legal entitlement: the state channels control of property to those deemed socially legitimate and administratively “competent,” while handling maintenance separately.
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