Manusmriti
ज्येष्ठस्तु जातो ज्येष्ठायां हरेद् वृषभषोडशाः । ततः स्वमातृतः शेषा भजेरन्निति धारणा ॥ १२४ ॥
But the eldest (son, being) born of the eldest wife, shall receive fifteen cows and a bull, the other sons may then take shares according to (the seniority of) their mothers; that is a settled rule.
english translation
jyeSThastu jAto jyeSThAyAM hared vRSabhaSoDazAH । tataH svamAtRtaH zeSA bhajeranniti dhAraNA ॥ 124 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptज्येष्ठस्तु जातो ज्येष्ठायां हरेद् वृषभषोडशाः । ततः स्वमातृतः शेषा भजेरन्निति धारणा ॥ १२४ ॥
But the eldest (son, being) born of the eldest wife, shall receive fifteen cows and a bull, the other sons may then take shares according to (the seniority of) their mothers; that is a settled rule.
english translation
jyeSThastu jAto jyeSThAyAM hared vRSabhaSoDazAH । tataH svamAtRtaH zeSA bhajeranniti dhAraNA ॥ 124 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript