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The Law Code of Bṛhaspati 1.26.138

Bṛhaspatismṛti 1.26.138

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Sanskrit

1.26.138

bahavo jñātayo yatra sakulyā bāndhavās tathā /
yas tv āsannataras teṣāṃ so 'napatyadhanaṃ haret //

But on his death the mother shall take a son's share. The mothers shall share equally with the sons, the maidens shall take fourth-part shares.
65, 66. To a father the funeral ball (Pinda) and water oblation shall be offered by his son; in default of a son, the widow (succeeds); in her default, a uterine brother; in default of him, the co-heirs (dâyâdâh); afterwards, the property goes to the daughter's son.

Julius Jolly 1889, The Minor Law-Books, Part I: Nārada, Bṛhaspati

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