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I, 28. DEBTS. 49
Svairbd and of the first Punarbhu, must be paid by
him who lives with them.
25. A wife, a daughter-in-law, a woman entitled
to maintenance, and the attendants of the wife : by
these have debts to be paid, as also by one who lives
on the produce of land (inherited from the debtor).
[If among such brothers as have come to a division
and are separate in wives, affairs, and wealth, one
should die without leaving issue, his wife inherits
his wealth.]
2. Valid and Invalid Transactions.
26. The sacres declare that the transactions of
o
a woman have no validity, especially the gift, hypo-
thecation, or sale of a house or field.
27. Such transactions are valid when they are
sanctioned by the husband ; or, on failure of the
husband, by the son; or, on failure of husband and
son, by the king.
* 28. What has been given to a wife by her loving
gifted, her second husband is bound to pay the debts contracted by
the first. A. This, no doubt, is a highly artificial interpretation.
A definition of the seven Punarbhus and Svairims is given further
on, XII, 46-53. A. refers to XII, 48 and 52. However, the
meaning of the term * 1 the first Punarbhu ’ is defined in XII, 46. The
Mitakshara (p. 77) and Viramitrodaya (p. 347) explain the term
1the last of the Svairbzis ’ as referring to one who, overwhelmed
with distress, delivers herself to another man. See XII, 51, and
note.
25 b. This paragraph, which contains a rule relative to the law
of inheritance, seems to be a marginal gloss, which has somehow-
crept into the text by mistake.
28. ‘ Immovables,’ such as houses, fields, and the like. A.
This rule is frequently quoted in the mediaeval and modern com-
pilations on the law of inheritance, as indicating the extent of a
woman’s power over her property.
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Svairbd and of the first Punarbhu, must be paid by
him who lives with them.
25. A wife, a daughter-in-law, a woman entitled
to maintenance, and the attendants of the wife : by
these have debts to be paid, as also by one who lives
on the produce of land (inherited from the debtor).
[If among such brothers as have come to a division
and are separate in wives, affairs, and wealth, one
should die without leaving issue, his wife inherits
his wealth.]
2. Valid and Invalid Transactions.
26. The sacres declare that the transactions of
o
a woman have no validity, especially the gift, hypo-
thecation, or sale of a house or field.
27. Such transactions are valid when they are
sanctioned by the husband ; or, on failure of the
husband, by the son; or, on failure of husband and
son, by the king.
* 28. What has been given to a wife by her loving
gifted, her second husband is bound to pay the debts contracted by
the first. A. This, no doubt, is a highly artificial interpretation.
A definition of the seven Punarbhus and Svairims is given further
on, XII, 46-53. A. refers to XII, 48 and 52. However, the
meaning of the term * 1 the first Punarbhu ’ is defined in XII, 46. The
Mitakshara (p. 77) and Viramitrodaya (p. 347) explain the term
1the last of the Svairbzis ’ as referring to one who, overwhelmed
with distress, delivers herself to another man. See XII, 51, and
note.
25 b. This paragraph, which contains a rule relative to the law
of inheritance, seems to be a marginal gloss, which has somehow-
crept into the text by mistake.
28. ‘ Immovables,’ such as houses, fields, and the like. A.
This rule is frequently quoted in the mediaeval and modern com-
pilations on the law of inheritance, as indicating the extent of a
woman’s power over her property.
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