[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) › 9.217 # Manava Dharmashastra 9.217 Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.217 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.217) anapatyasya putrasya mātā dāyam avāpnuyāt mātary api ca vṛttāyāṃ pitur mātā hared dhanam // > A mother shall obtain the inheritance of a son (who dies) without leaving issue, and, if the mother be dead, the paternal grandmother shall take the estate. > — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu - [Previous: 9.216](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.216) - [Next: 9.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.218) - [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.9.217) — Georg Bühler 1886, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.9.217) · Pramāṇa