History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.256

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¹⁴⁴⁴ Vide *Buddha Singh v. Laltu Singh* L. R. 42 I. A. 208 pp. 220-24 for the three views and their expounders. The P. C. overruled the first view and held (p. 227) that the descendants in each ascending line up to the fixed limit should be exhausted at any rate to the third degree before making the ascent to the next line in order of succession. गोत्रजशब्देनैव भ्रातृ-तत्सुतयोर्निर्वंशे गम्यमानेपि पृथक् तयोरभिधानस्य गोत्रजेषु पितामहादिषु तस्य तस्य सन्ततौ पितृसन्तताविव द्वयोरेव पुत्रपौत्रयोर्धनभागित्वज्ञापनार्थत्वात् । स्मृतिच. II. p. 300. In Sm. C. II. p. 300 the passage as printed is somewhat corrupt. The Subodhinī also says 'पितृसन्तानो भ्रातुस्तत्सुतपर्यन्तः' p. 74; vide मदः पा. p. 674 also for the same view.