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I, 21.
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estate. (For) the liability for the debts goes together
with the right of succession.
* 18. A debt contracted by the wife shall never
bind the husband, unless it had been contracted at
a time when the husband was in distress. House-
hold expenses are indispensably necessary.
* 19. The wives of washermen, huntsmen, cow-
herds, and distillers of spirituous liquor are exempt
from this rule. The income of these men depends
on their wives, and the household expenses have
also to be defrayed by the wives.
* 20. If a woman who has a son forsakes her son
and goes to live with another man, that man shall
take her (separate) property. If she has no property
of her own, her son (shall take the property of her
husband).
*21. If, however, a woman repairs to another
18. A debt contracted by the wife, for the purpose of saving
from distress her husband, son, daughter, or other family members,
must be discharged by the family head. A. Vishrau VI, 32, &c.
19. YagiHavalkya II, 48; Vishmi VI, 37.
20. If a widow who has a son, blinded by love forsakes her
son and betakes herself to another husband, taking her Stridhana
(separate property) with her, the Stridhana shall belong to her
second husband, and not to her sons. If, however, a woman who
has no separate property goes to live with another man and takes
her first husband’s property with her, it shall not belong to the
second husband. It shall escheat to her son by the first husband.
A. This interpretation has been followed in the text. It is hardly
reasonable, however, to explain the term dravya, in the first
instance, as denoting Stridhana, and then again, as denoting
property inherited from the husband. It would seem that the
reading adopted by Asahaya is erroneous. The Viramitrodaya
and other compilations read rzhaw for dravyazzz, ‘ (the son) must
pay the whole debt, if she has no property of her own.’ Vishzzu VI,
30 ; Yayfiavalkya II, 51.
21. If a widow who has a young son takes her deceased hus-
DEBTS.
47
estate. (For) the liability for the debts goes together
with the right of succession.
* 18. A debt contracted by the wife shall never
bind the husband, unless it had been contracted at
a time when the husband was in distress. House-
hold expenses are indispensably necessary.
* 19. The wives of washermen, huntsmen, cow-
herds, and distillers of spirituous liquor are exempt
from this rule. The income of these men depends
on their wives, and the household expenses have
also to be defrayed by the wives.
* 20. If a woman who has a son forsakes her son
and goes to live with another man, that man shall
take her (separate) property. If she has no property
of her own, her son (shall take the property of her
husband).
*21. If, however, a woman repairs to another
18. A debt contracted by the wife, for the purpose of saving
from distress her husband, son, daughter, or other family members,
must be discharged by the family head. A. Vishrau VI, 32, &c.
19. YagiHavalkya II, 48; Vishmi VI, 37.
20. If a widow who has a son, blinded by love forsakes her
son and betakes herself to another husband, taking her Stridhana
(separate property) with her, the Stridhana shall belong to her
second husband, and not to her sons. If, however, a woman who
has no separate property goes to live with another man and takes
her first husband’s property with her, it shall not belong to the
second husband. It shall escheat to her son by the first husband.
A. This interpretation has been followed in the text. It is hardly
reasonable, however, to explain the term dravya, in the first
instance, as denoting Stridhana, and then again, as denoting
property inherited from the husband. It would seem that the
reading adopted by Asahaya is erroneous. The Viramitrodaya
and other compilations read rzhaw for dravyazzz, ‘ (the son) must
pay the whole debt, if she has no property of her own.’ Vishzzu VI,
30 ; Yayfiavalkya II, 51.
21. If a widow who has a young son takes her deceased hus-