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the ancient rights of females.
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Katyayunu. " The father being dead, the mother
should inherit an equal share with the son."*
Narudu. " After the death of husband, a mother should
receive a share equel to that of each of his sons."f
Vishnoo the legislator. " Mothers should be re-
ceivers of shares according to the portion allowed to the
sons. "|
Vrihusputi. " After his (the father's) death a mother,
the parent of his sons, should be entitled to an equel share
with his sons ; their step-mothers also to equel shares :
but daughters to a fourth part of the shares of the sons."§
Vyas. " The wives of a father by whom he has no
male issue, are considerd as entitled to equal shares with
his sons, and all the grand-mothers (including the mothers
and step-mothers 0/ the father), are said to be entitled as
mothers. ||
This Mooni seems to have made this express declara-
tion of rights of step-mothers, omitting those of mothers,
under the idea that the latter were already sufficiently
established by the direct authority of preceding lawgivers.
We come to the moderns.
The author of the Dayubhagu and the writer of the
Dayututtwu, the modern expounders of Hindoo law
II Wing ftg: ^Treter: infitf^crr. 1
i97
Katyayunu. " The father being dead, the mother
should inherit an equal share with the son."*
Narudu. " After the death of husband, a mother should
receive a share equel to that of each of his sons."f
Vishnoo the legislator. " Mothers should be re-
ceivers of shares according to the portion allowed to the
sons. "|
Vrihusputi. " After his (the father's) death a mother,
the parent of his sons, should be entitled to an equel share
with his sons ; their step-mothers also to equel shares :
but daughters to a fourth part of the shares of the sons."§
Vyas. " The wives of a father by whom he has no
male issue, are considerd as entitled to equal shares with
his sons, and all the grand-mothers (including the mothers
and step-mothers 0/ the father), are said to be entitled as
mothers. ||
This Mooni seems to have made this express declara-
tion of rights of step-mothers, omitting those of mothers,
under the idea that the latter were already sufficiently
established by the direct authority of preceding lawgivers.
We come to the moderns.
The author of the Dayubhagu and the writer of the
Dayututtwu, the modern expounders of Hindoo law
II Wing ftg: ^Treter: infitf^crr. 1