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एतद् वः सारफल्गुत्वं बीजयोन्योः प्रकीर्तितम् । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि योषितां धर्ममापदि ॥ ५६ ॥
Thus the comparative importance of the seed and of the womb has been declared to you; I will next propound the law (applicable) to women in times of misfortune.
english translation
भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य भार्या या गुरुपत्न्यनुजस्य सा । यवीयसस्तु या भार्या स्नुषा ज्येष्ठस्य सा स्मृता ॥ ५७ ॥
The wife of an elder brother is for his younger (brother) the wife of a Guru; but the wife of the younger is declared (to be) the daughter-in-law of the elder.
english translation
ज्येष्ठो यवीयसो भार्यां यवीयान् वाऽग्रजस्त्रियम् । पतितौ भवतो गत्वा नियुक्तावप्यनापदि ॥ ५८ ॥
An elder (brother) who approaches the wife of the younger, and a younger (brother who approaches) the wife of the elder, except in times of misfortune, both become outcasts, even though (they were duly) authorised.
english translation
देवराद् वा सपिण्डाद् वा स्त्रिया सम्यक्नियुक्तया । प्रजेप्सिताऽऽधिगन्तव्या सन्तानस्य परिक्षये ॥ ५९ ॥
On failure of issue (by her husband) a woman who has been authorised, may obtain, (in the) proper (manner prescribed), the desired offspring by (cohabitation with) a brother-in-law or (with some other) Sapinda (of the husband).
english translation
विधवायां नियुक्तस्तु घृताक्तो वाग्यतो निशि । एकमुत्पादयेत् पुत्रं न द्वितीयं कथं चन ॥ ६० ॥
He (who is) appointed to (cohabit with) the widow shall (approach her) at night anointed with clarified butter and silent, (and) beget one son, by no means a second.
english translation