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Manava Dharmashastra 9.119

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.119

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Sanskrit

9.119

ajāvikaṃ na jātu viṣamaṃ bhajet
ajāvikaṃ tu viṣamaṃ jyeṣṭhasyaiva vidhīyate //

Let him never divide (the value of) a single goat or sheep, or a (single beast) with uncloven hoofs; it is prescribed (that) a single goat or sheep (remaining after an equal division, belongs) to the eldest alone.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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