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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t1.116

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t1.116

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v4.c63.t1.116

¹²⁴⁴ परिवर्जं द्वारणस्य रेक्णो नित्यस्य रायः पतयः स्याम। न शेषो अग्ने अन्यजात-मस्त्यचेतानस्य मा पथो वि दुक्षः॥ न हि ग्रभायारणः सुशेवोऽन्योदर्यो मनसा मन्तवा उ । अधा चिदोकः पुनरित्स एत्या नो वाज्यभीषाळेतु नव्यः॥ ऋ. VII. 4. 7-8. The verses are rather obscure, particularly the first one. The meaning given above is that of such an ancient writer as Yāska in Nir. III. 1-3. He says that these two verses support the view that the son belongs to the begetter (and not to the adopter) : 'तद्यथा जनयितुः प्रजा एवमर्थिये ऋचावुदाहरिष्यामः । परिवर्धं०।' Compare आप. ध. सू. II. 6. 13. 5 'उत्पादयितुः पुत्र इति हि ब्राह्मणम्।. The निर्णय-सिन्धु says that the verse (न हि ग्रभाय) does not really mean to prohibit the adoption of sons but is intended to extol the aurasa, as otherwise it would be opposed to the indications contained in the story of the acceptance of Śunaḥśepa as a son and to the words of the latter 'may I become your son'. योपि न हि ग्रभाया ... मन्तवा उ-इति श्रुतौ दत्तकनिषेधः सोप्यौरसातिशयार्थः, अन्यथा शुनःशेपादिप्रतिग्रहमौतलिङ्गविरोधापत्तेः । उपेयां तव पुत्रतामित्युक्तेः । नि. सि. III पूर्वार्ध p. 250. उपेयां तव पुत्रताम् are the words of शुनःशेप in ऐ. ब्रा. 33. 5.

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