Manusmriti

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माता पिता वा दद्यातां यमद्भिः पुत्रमापदि । सदृशं प्रीतिसंयुक्तं स ज्ञेयो दत्त्रिमः सुतः ॥ १६८ ॥

sanskrit

That (boy) equal (by caste) whom his mother or his father affectionately give, (confirming the gift) with (a libation of) water, in times of distress (to a man) as his son, must be considered as an adopted son (Datrima).

english translation

mAtA pitA vA dadyAtAM yamadbhiH putramApadi | sadRzaM prItisaMyuktaM sa jJeyo dattrimaH sutaH || 168 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript