History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.402

v5.c73.t1.402

¹¹³³ एकतोद्धृत्य is grammatically irregular; it should be एकत उद्धृत्य. The पिण्डs are offered to paternal ancestors with their wives (सपत्नीक) and to maternal ancestors with their wives. The formula would be, अमुकगोत्र *(Continued from the last page)* अस्मत्पितरमुकशर्मन् सपत्नीक वसुरूप एतत्तेऽन्नं स्वधा । इदममुकगोत्रायास्मत्पित्रेऽमुकशर्मणे सपत्नीकाय वसुरूपाय न मम The same formula with appropriate changes is to be employed for पितामह, प्रपितामह, मातामह etc. Some writers proposed that nine piṇḍas may be offered, three to पितृवर्ग, three to मातृवर्ग and three to मातामहवर्ग हेमाद्रि (श्रा p. 1445 and 1447) provides that a line for मातृवर्ग should be drawn to the west of the one for पितृवर्ग and another line to the west of the one for मातृवर्ग for मातामहवर्ग and piṇḍas should be offered in that order.