Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.192

v1.c3.s17.192

1. Tānva in an obscure passage of the Rigveda¹ seems to mean a ‘legitimate son,’ who is said not to leave the heritage (riktha) of his father to his sister (jāmi). The exact meaning is probably unascertainable,² but the passage may convey a statement of what was no doubt the fact, that the daughter had no share in the paternal inheritance; her brother had to provide for her during her life if she remained unmarried, but she had no independent portion.³ (See Dāya.)