Arthashastra
चातुर्वर्ण्य पुत्राणां ब्राह्मणी पुत्रश् चतुरो अंशान् हरेत्, क्षत्रिया पुत्र स्त्रीन् अंशान्, वैश्या पुत्रो द्वाव् अंशौ, एकं शूद्रा पुत्रः ॥
Of sons begotten by a Bráhman in the four castes, the son of a Bráhman woman shall take four shares; the son of a Kshatriya woman three shares; the son of a Vaisya woman two shares, and the son of a Súdra woman one share.
english translation
cAturvarNya putrANAM brAhmaNI putraz caturo aMzAn haret, kSatriyA putra strIn aMzAn, vaizyA putro dvAv aMzau, ekaM zUdrA putraH ॥
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.
चातुर्वर्ण्य पुत्राणां ब्राह्मणी पुत्रश् चतुरो अंशान् हरेत्, क्षत्रिया पुत्र स्त्रीन् अंशान्, वैश्या पुत्रो द्वाव् अंशौ, एकं शूद्रा पुत्रः ॥
Of sons begotten by a Bráhman in the four castes, the son of a Bráhman woman shall take four shares; the son of a Kshatriya woman three shares; the son of a Vaisya woman two shares, and the son of a Súdra woman one share.
english translation
cAturvarNya putrANAM brAhmaNI putraz caturo aMzAn haret, kSatriyA putra strIn aMzAn, vaizyA putro dvAv aMzau, ekaM zUdrA putraH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript