History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.1176

v4.c63.1176

Some characteristic features of the Mitākṣarā coparcenary may be briefly stated. There is in the first place *unity of ownership* i. e. the whole body of coparceners is the owner and no individual member can say, while the family is undivided, that he has a definite share, as his interest is always fluctuating, being liable to be enlarged by deaths and diminished by births in the family. There is also unity of possession and enjoyment i. e. all are entitled to possession and enjoyment of the family