The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 2.8.71
Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 2.8.71
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2.8.71
uddhāre 'nuddhṛte tv eṣām iyaṃ syād aṃśakalpanā |
ekādhikaṃ harej jyeṣṭhaḥ putro 'dhyardhaṃ tato 'nujaḥ ||
aṃśam aṃśaṃ yavīyāṃsa iti dharmo vyavasthitaḥ ||
iti | (MDh 9.116–17)
"If a special share is not taken out, however, this would be the determination of their portions: / the eldest son shall take one extra [share], the next born one and a half, / and the younger sons one share each; such is the settled law." (MDh 9.116–17)
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- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit