Arthashastra 3.7.5: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 7, Sutra 5
Devanagari script
तेन तुल्यः पुत्रिकापुत्रः ॥ कZ_०३.७.०५ ॥
Transliteration
tena tulyaḥ putrikāputraḥ
Translation
जब कोई बेटी को बेटा बनाके ट्रीट किया जाता है, तो उसकी औलाद उसके बाप के बराबर होती है। वो भी वही हक़ रखती है जो बेटा रखता है।
Word by Word
तेनby that; with that; thereby
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (तद्); तृतीया-एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (instrumental singular: 'by/with that')
तुल्यःequal; equivalent
तुल्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य
Formविशेषण; प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; (सम्बन्धः: पुत्रिकापुत्रः)
पुत्रिकापुत्रःthe son of an appointed daughter (putrikā-putra)
पुत्रिकापुत्रः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formसमासः: पुत्रिकायाः पुत्रः; प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; (कर्ता/विषयः)
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putrikāputraFAQs
It standardizes heir-status for revenue, property transfer, and dispute resolution by giving the putrikāputra the same standing as the comparable recognized heir under that arrangement.
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