History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.93.4

v4.c63.t2.93.4

will have to be held as laying down only maintenance when the husband left great wealth, and also laying down a share equal to that of a son when the husband leaves inconsiderable wealth.1347a Another view was maintained by the Smṛtisaṅgraha and Dhāreśvara, viz. that the wife would take the estate of her sonless deceased husband if she submitted to *niyoga* and procured a son for the husband. This view derived support from Gautama 28·19-20, Vas. 17·65 (who prohibits niyoga if resorted to through greed of wealth), and Manu IX. 146 and 190 (which call upon the surviving brother to procreate a son on the widow of his brother and to hand over the deceased's share to that son). This view is refuted by the Mit.,¹³⁴⁸ Sm. C. II. p. 294, V. P. pp. 495-497.