Arthashastra 3.2.29: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 29
Devanagari script
तत्तु स्त्रीधनं पुत्रा हरेयुः ॥ कZ_०३.२.२९ ॥
Transliteration
tattu strīdhanaṃ putrā hareyuḥ
Translation
അത് (സ്വത്ത്) സ്ത്രീധനമാണ്; പുത്രന്മാർ അത് ഏറ്റെടുക്കണം (അവകാശമായി).
Word by Word
तत्that (property/wealth)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-शब्दः; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (सन्दर्भे ‘तत् (धनम्)’ इति)
तुbut; however
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु
Formअव्ययम्; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपातः
स्त्रीधनम्woman’s property; strīdhana
स्त्रीधनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootधन
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘स्त्रियाः धनम्’
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formपुंलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; कर्तृपदम्
हरेयुःshould take away; should inherit/appropriate
हरेयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootहृ
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्; धातुः: हृ (हरति)
Entities Mentioned
S
sons (putrāḥ)S
strīdhanaFAQs
It fixes a default line of succession, reducing disputes and making adjudication predictable for courts and local officials.
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