History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.259

v5.c72.259

⁵⁸⁸ The word *sapiṇḍa* here means a man of the same *gotra* as the deceased but within seven degrees of the common ancestor, tracing relation ship through males only, a *samānodaka* means one of the same *gotra* from 8th to the 14th degree descended from a common ancestor tracing descent through males only and *gotraja* means a relative of the same *gotra* as the deceased but beyond the 14th degree from the common ancestor.