Manava Dharmashastra 9.142
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.142
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- Sanskrit
9.142
gotrarikthe janayitur na hared dattrimaḥ kva cit
gotrarikthānugaḥ piṇḍo vyapaiti dadataḥ svadhā //
An adopted son shall never take the family (name) and the estate of his natural father; the funeral cake follows the family (name) and the estate, the funeral offerings of him who gives (his son in adoption) cease (as far as that son is concerned).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English