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Manava Dharmashastra 9.109

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.109

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Sanskrit

9.109

jyeṣṭhaḥ kulaṃ vardhayati vināśayati vā punaḥ
jyeṣṭhaḥ pūjyatamo loke jyeṣṭhaḥ sadbhir agarhitaḥ //

The eldest (son) makes the family prosperous or, on the contrary, brings it to ruin; the eldest (is considered) among men most worthy of honour, the eldest is not treated with disrespect by the virtuous.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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