The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c14.s2.17

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right; it is his verses which were mainly relied upon by British courts, when they recognised the right of inheritance of the widow on the failure of sons¹. It may be pointed out that the Upanishadic sage Yājñavalkya had divided all his property between his two wives, when he had renounced the world. It would therefore appear that the Yājñavalkya school was since early days more favourably inclined to recognise women's rights than was the case with other jurists.