Arthashastra
नाना स्त्री पुत्राणां तु संस्कृत असंस्कृतयोः कन्या कृत क्षतयोर् अभावे च एकस्याः पुत्रयोर् यमयोर् वा पूर्व जन्मना ज्येष्ठ भावः ॥
With regard to sons of many wives:-- Of sons of two wives of whom only one woman has gone through all the necessary religious ceremonials, or both of whom have not, as maidens, observed necessary religious rites, or one of whom has brought forth twins, it is by birth that primogenitureship is decided.
english translation
nAnA strI putrANAM tu saMskRta asaMskRtayoH kanyA kRta kSatayor abhAve ca ekasyAH putrayor yamayor vA pUrva janmanA jyeSTha bhAvaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript1.
दीवानी और फौजदारी
Determination Of Forms Of Agreement; Determination Of Legal Disputes.
2.
विवाह कानून
Concerning Marriage. The Duty Of Marriage, The Property Of A Woman, And Compensations For Remarriage.
3.
स्त्रीधर्म
The Duty Of A Wife; Maintenance Of A Woman; Cruelty To Women; Enmity Between Husband And Wife; A Wife's Transgression; Her Kindness To Another; And Forbidden Transactions.
4.
भ्रमण और पलायन
Vagrancy, Elopement And Short And Long Sojournments.
5.
मुकदमे संबंधी विचार
Division Of Inheritance.
दायभाग
Special Shares In Inheritance.
7.
बटवारा
Distinction Between Sons.
8.
भवन
Buildings.
9.
वस्तु विक्रय
Sale Of Buildings, Boundary Disputes, Determination Of Boundaries, And Miscellaneous Hindrances.
10.
पशुवों के चारागाह आदि
Destruction Of Pasture-Lands, Fields And Roads, And Non-Performance Of Agreements.
11.
कर्ज लेना और देना
Recovery Of Debts.
12.
धरोहर
Concerning Deposits.
13.
मजदूरों का विपय
Rules Regarding Slaves And Labourers.
14.
श्रमसहकार
Rules Regarding Labourers; And Co-Operative Undertaking.
15.
वेचने और नहीं बेचने सम्बन्धी वाद विवाद
Rescission Of Purchase And Sale.
16.
स्वामित्व और उपहार-वापसी
Resumption Of Gifts, Sale Without Ownership And Ownership.
17.
डकैती
Robbery.
18.
गाली गलौज
Defamation.
19.
मारपीट
Assault.
20.
जुआ तथा अन्य अपराधों का वर्णन
Gambling And Betting And Miscellaneous Offences.
नाना स्त्री पुत्राणां तु संस्कृत असंस्कृतयोः कन्या कृत क्षतयोर् अभावे च एकस्याः पुत्रयोर् यमयोर् वा पूर्व जन्मना ज्येष्ठ भावः ॥
With regard to sons of many wives:-- Of sons of two wives of whom only one woman has gone through all the necessary religious ceremonials, or both of whom have not, as maidens, observed necessary religious rites, or one of whom has brought forth twins, it is by birth that primogenitureship is decided.
english translation
nAnA strI putrANAM tu saMskRta asaMskRtayoH kanyA kRta kSatayor abhAve ca ekasyAH putrayor yamayor vA pUrva janmanA jyeSTha bhAvaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript