History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.1236

v4.c63.1236

¹¹⁵⁹ 'अनंशौ क्लीबपतितौ'इति द्विवोक्त्या दायार्हभ्रातृभिः रिक्थग्राह्यैर्वा योषिद्ग्राह्यैर्वा पोष्यौ। जात्यन्धबधिराविति द्विवोक्त्या तयोरंशोऽस्त्येव किं त्वंशयुक्तावपि पोष्यौ विवाहसंस्कारसद्भावात्। तथाशब्दप्रयोगेण पङ्ग्वादयः विवाहसंस्कारार्हाश्चेदंशहराः पोष्याश्चेति रहस्यम्। उन्मत्तजडमूकाश्चेति समुच्चय्योक्त्या तेपि भर्तव्या एव नांशहराः। विवाहाहर्या न चेदिति शेषः। स. वि. p. 364. The S. V. does not appear to be laying down any novel proposition. All that this passage appears to mean is that though these disqualified persons cannot themselves enjoy a share, yet they do have a share (in theory) and if they can marry or are eligible for marriage their sons that are free from defects do take a share and that one cannot lay down a sweeping proposition that all congenitally dumb or insane persons or idiots can marry, but that there are degrees in these defects and in certain extreme circumstances these disqualified persons cannot marry. Vide Madras Law Journal for 1942 (Journal portion pp. 63-82) for a reasoned criticism of the F. B. case.