[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Manava Dharmashastra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu) › 9.209 # Manava Dharmashastra 9.209 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.209 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.209](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.209) paitṛkaṃ tu pitā dravyam anavāptaṃ yad āpnuyāt na tat putrair bhajet sārdham akāmaḥ svayam arjitam // > But if a father recovers lost ancestral property, he shall not divide it, unless by his own will, with his sons, (for it is) self-acquired (property). > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 9.208](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.208) - [Next: 9.210](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.210) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9) ## Translations (1) - [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.9.209) — Georg Bühler 1886, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.209](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.209) · Pramāṇa