History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s16.t9: 24. Paitẖīnasi
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s16.t9
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24. Paitẖīnasi
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Though not enumerated in Yājñavalkya, Paiṭhīnasi seems to have been a comparatively ancient sūtrakāra on dharma. On Yāj. III. 262 Viśvarūpa quotes a sūtra of Paiṭhīnasi on the prāyaścitta for killing a cow. Dr. Jolly (R. und S. p. 12) following Dr. Caland (Ahnencult &c. pp. 99, 109) thinks that Paiṭhīnasi belongs to the Atharvaveda as the prose quotations on śrāddha agree with the ritual of the Atharvans. The Mit. (on Yāj. I. 53) quotes a sūtra of Paiṭhīnasi to the effect that a person should marry a girl who is beyond the third degree on the mother's side and beyond the fifth on the father's side.²²⁵ On Yāj. III. 17 the Mit. quotes two sūtras relating to impurity on death.²²⁶ The Smṛticandrikā, Aparārka, Haradatta and other writers quote numerous sūtras of Paiṭhīnasi. The Smṛticandrikā has a prose quotation on the duties of women.²²⁷ In another place the Smṛticandrikā (II. p. 263) cites a sūtra on partition.²²⁸ Aparārka (p. 112) quotes two verses of Paiṭhīnasi recommending the practice of *satī* to women of all castes except Brāhmaṇa women. Aparārka (p. 239) quotes a sūtra saying that the food of astrologers, bell-makers and grāmakūṭas is poison.²²⁹ Aparārka quotes (on p. 744) a sūtra of Śaṅkha-Likhita and Paiṭhīnasi about inheritance to a deceased sonless man.²³⁰ Aparārka quotes another important prose passage²³¹ "the wealth of (a heirless) *śrotriya* goes to the *pariṣad* and not to the king, the king should not appropriate the wealth of temples and guilds, deposits and the wealth of minors and women." Then the sūtra quotes a verse on the same topic, which seems to refer to Manu 9. 194 in the word 'of sixfold origin' (ṣaḍāgama). Another sūtra quoted by Aparārka (p. 754) says 'when an appointed daughter dies, her husband does not take her wealth; if she be issueless, her mother or mother-in-law should receive it.' Aparārka quotes a verse of Paiṭhīnasi (p. 921) 'at the time of marriage, famines, sacrifices, fairs and pilgrimages there is no impurity due to birth or death.'
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²²⁵ त्रीन्मातृतः पञ्चातित्य च पितृत इति च पैठीनसिना &c.
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²²⁶ नित्यानि विनिवर्तेरन् वैतानवर्जं शालाग्नौ चैके । सावित्र्या चाञ्जलिं प्रक्षिप्य प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा सूर्य ध्यायेन्नमस्कुर्यात् ।
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²²⁷ स्त्रियो गृहदेवतास्तासां न शौचं न व्रतं नोपवासः । पतिशुश्रूषयैव स्त्रियो गच्छन्ति परमां गतिम् ॥ स्मृतिच० II. p. 252.
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²²⁸ पैतृके विभज्यमाने दायाद्ये भ्रातृणां समो विभागः ।
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²²⁹ सांवत्सरिकघाण्टिकग्रामकूटात्नं विषम् । The word ग्रामकूट (a village officer) is well known from inscriptions.
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²³⁰ अपुत्रस्य स्वर्गयातस्य भ्रातृगामि धनं तदभावे मातापितरौ लभेतां पत्नी वा ज्येष्ठा ।
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²³¹ 'परिषदगामि वा श्रोत्रियद्रव्यं न राजगामि । न हार्यं राज्ञा देवतागणसांस्थितं न निक्षेपो-पनिधिक्रियाक्रमागतं न बालस्त्रीधनानि । एवं त्याह । न हार्यं स्त्रीधनं राज्ञा तथा बाल-धनानि च । नार्याः षडागमं वित्तं बालानां पैतृकं धनम् ॥'. This whole passage is ascribed to शङ्ख in वि. र. p. 598.
Cites (2)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit