Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 26
Chapter 255: दायविभागकथनम्
On the Division of Inheritance
अन्योदर्यस्तु संसृष्टी नान्योदर्यधनं हरेत् असंसृष्त्यपि चादद्यात्सोदर्यो नान्यमानृजः
anyodaryastu saṃsṛṣṭī nānyodaryadhanaṃ haret asaṃsṛṣtyapi cādadyātsodaryo nānyamānṛjaḥ
異母兄弟（anyodarya）が共同財産関係（saṃsṛṣṭi）にあっても、他の異母兄弟の財を取ってはならない。だが同母の実兄弟は、そのような共同がなくとも受け取り得て、他人として扱われるべきではない。
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Distinguishing rights between half-brothers (different mother) and full brothers in joint/non-joint contexts; guides courts and families in preventing wrongful appropriation and defining ‘stranger’ status.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Anyodaryā vs sodaryā: dāya-adhikāra (Half-brother and full brother property rights)","lookup_keywords":["anyodarya","sodarya","saṃsṛṣṭi","dhana-haraṇa","amānṛja"],"quick_summary":"A half-brother in joint estate must not take another half-brother’s property; a full brother may take even without jointness and is not to be treated as an outsider."}
Concept: Degrees of familial unity affect entitlement: full brotherhood carries stronger default claims; half-brotherhood requires stricter constraints to prevent injustice.
Application: In disputes, first classify relationship (same mother vs different mother) and estate status (joint vs separate), then apply the corresponding prohibition/permission.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma / Vyavahara (Dharma-shastra: inheritance and property law)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two sets of brothers are shown: half-brothers separated by maternal line, with a boundary around property heaps indicating ‘do not take’; full brothers shown sharing or claiming with mutual recognition, elders affirming ‘not a stranger’.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, symbolic split composition: left panel half-brothers with maternal markers and a prohibition gesture, right panel full brothers with shared hearth motif, palm-leaf text banner indicating saṃsṛṣṭi rule, ornate borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, dual-scene panel with gold-highlighted boundary line and wealth heaps, elders blessing full brothers’ unity, rich reds/greens, embossed gold on ornaments and manuscript captions","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear didactic diagram-like scene: labels ‘anyodaryā’ and ‘sodaryā’, property heaps, arrows for permitted claim, cross-mark for prohibited taking, fine linework and soft shading","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, family dispute arbitration with detailed faces, mothers indicated in background to show different maternity, judge pointing to separate ledgers, refined textiles and architectural setting"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Khamas","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अन्योदर्यस्तु→अन्य-उदर्यः + तु; नान्योदर्यधनं→न + अन्य-उदर्य-धनम्; असंसृष्त्यपि→अ-संसृष्ट्य् + अपि; चादद्यात्→च + आदद्यात्; सोदर्यो→स-उदर्यः; नान्यमानृजः→न + अन्यम् + आनृजः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 255 (definitions of saṃsṛṣṭi and sibling categories in the inheritance section)
FAQs
It imparts vyavahāra-vidyā (juridical knowledge): a technical rule distinguishing property entitlements of anyodarya (uterine brother) versus sodarya (full brother), especially under saṃsṛṣṭi (joint estate).
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a dharma and governance manual, preserving practical legal doctrine on inheritance and household property—alongside its ritual, cosmological, and other technical subjects.
By restraining wrongful appropriation among co-heirs and defining rightful entitlement, it supports dharma (right order) in the family; adherence reduces conflict and the karmic burden associated with unjust taking.