Arthashastra 3.7.11: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 11
Devanagari script
सगर्भोढायाः सहोढः ॥ कZ_०३.७.११ ॥
Transliteration
sagarbhoḍhāyāḥ sahoḍhaḥ
Translation
जब कोई औरत शादी के वक़्त गर्भ में बच्चा ले कर आए, तो उस बच्चे को सहौधा कहते हैं। यह वो बच्चा है जो पहले से माँ के पेट में था।
Word by Word
सगर्भोढायाःof a pregnant woman
सगर्भोढायाः:
TypeNoun (feminine)
Rootगर्भ + ऊह्/वह् (उढा = ऊढा/उढा ‘carried, borne’; here as part of a fixed legal term)
Formषष्ठी एकवचनम् (genitive singular feminine); base: स-गर्भ-उढा ‘pregnant woman (carrying a fetus)’
सहोढः(the one) carried along with her (i.e., the fetus/child is included)
सहोढः:
TypeNoun (masculine)
Rootसह + ऊह्/वह् (उढ = ऊढ ‘carried/brought’; here as a fixed legal term)
Formप्रथमा एकवचनम् (nominative singular masculine); base: सह-उढ ‘one carried along/with (her)’; used predicatively
Entities Mentioned
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sahoḍhaFAQs
It pre-classifies children from pre-marital conception but born into a marital household, reducing ambiguity over household membership and inheritance claims.
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