History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.706

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From the fact that Kāt. 596 (quoted above in n. 778) employs the expression ‘*dāpyaḥ sa eva tat*’ (he alone who misappropriates or causes loss of a deposit by negligence), the words of Gaut. XII. 39 (quoted above under *ādhi*) and the fact that nikṣepa is a title distinct from *ṛṇādāna* (under which alone the liability of sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons is expressly declared) it follows that sons are not liable for the misappropriation or loss of a deposit or article bailed to their father or other ancestor provided they have not themselves joined or helped in the embezzlement or loss. This is made clear by Haradatta on Gaut. XII. 39, the Vivādacintāmaṇi and the Vivādacandra quoted below⁷⁸⁶.