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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.412

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.412

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v4.c63.t2.412

The Vyavahāramayūkha which is held to be of paramount authority in Gujarat, Bombay Island and Northern Konkan¹⁵⁴⁵ proposes various lines of succession to strīdhana. Its treatment is based on the Sm. C. and the Madanaratna. It first divides strīdhana as stated above into technical (pāribhāṣika) and non-technical (apāribhāṣika). The first is subdivided into four classes for the purpose of inheritance; (I) śulka which passes as stated above under the Mitākṣarā; (II) yautaka goes to unmarried daughters, (if there be no unmarried daughters)