The Law Code of Bṛhaspati 1.26.95
Bṛhaspatismṛti 1.26.95
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- Sanskrit
1.26.95
pūrvapramītāgnihotraṃ mṛtaṃ bhartari taddhanam /
vindet pativratā nārī dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ //
A wife deceased before (her husband) takes away his consecrated fire (Agnihotra); but if the husband dies before the wife, she takes his property, if she has been faithful to him. This is an eternal law.
Translations (1)
- The Minor Law-Books, Part I: Nārada, Bṛhaspati — Julius Jolly 1889, English
Linked texts (4)
- Bārhaspatyasaṃhitā (Aṅgiras) — Aṅgiras, Sanskrit
- Vivādaratnākara — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit
- Smṛtiratnākara (Vivādaratnākara, Kṛtyaratnākara…) — Caṇḍeśvara Ṭhakkura, Sanskrit
- Vivādacintāmaṇi — Vācaspatimiśra (Maithila smārta), Sanskrit