Arthashastra 3.6.19: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 6, Sutra 19
Devanagari script
चतुष्पदाभावे रत्नवर्जानां दशानां भागं द्रव्याणामेकं ज्येष्ठो हरेत् ॥
Transliteration
catuṣpadābhāve ratnavarjānāṃ daśānāṃ bhāgaṃ dravyāṇāmekaṃ jyeṣṭho haret
Translation
जब चार पाँव वाले जानवर न हों, तब बड़ा भाई जायदाद में से दसवें हिस्से का हक़दार होता है। लेकिन यह गहने में नहीं लगता, वो अलग है।
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