Arthashastra 3.6.1: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 6, Sutra 1
Devanagari script
कामाचारः सर्वं जीयेत ॥ कZ_०३.६.१० ॥
Transliteration
kāmācāraḥ sarvaṃ jīyeta
Translation
अगर बेटा अपनी मर्ज़ी से शादी करके पैदा हुआ, तो उसको पूरा प्रॉपर्टी मिलेगी।
Word by Word
कामाचारःacting according to desire; arbitrary/self-willed conduct
कामाचारः:
TypeNoun
Rootकाम + आचार
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासान्त-पद; अर्थः—कामस्य आचारः (यथाकाम-आचरणम्)
सर्वम्everything; the whole (of it)
सर्वम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootसर्व
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मपदम्
जीयेतshould conquer; would win/prevail over
जीयेत:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; लट्-आश्रित-विध्यर्थः—‘should conquer/should win’
Entities Mentioned
S
son/heirE
estate/propertyFAQs
It provides a bright-line succession rule for courts/officials to decide inheritance when a son is claimed from a kāmācāra-type union.
To reduce inheritance disputes by assigning a decisive entitlement, thereby limiting litigation and social instability over property.
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