दायभागकथनम्The law of inheritance
Verse 8
तत्रापि सन्निकर्षेण सम्बन्धी दायमर्हति । अनेन विधिना धीरा विभजेयुः क्रमाद्धनम् ॥ ८ ॥
tatrāpi sannikarṣēṇa sambandhī dāyamarhati | anēna vidhinā dhīrā vibhajēyuḥ kramāddhanam || 8 ||
Translation
And even among these, the relative who is nearer takes the inheritance. By this rule the wise should divide the wealth, in its order.
Word by word
- tatra
- among these
- api
- even
- sannikarṣēṇa
- by nearness
- sambandhī
- the relative
- dāyam
- (dāyam) the inheritance
- arhati
- takes
- anēna
- by this
- vidhinā
- rule
- dhīrāḥ
- (dhīrāḥ) the wise
- vibhajēyuḥ
- should divide
- kramāt
- (kramāt) in order
- dhanam
- (dhanam) the wealth
Meaning
The third principle is nearness: within the same rank, the closer relative inherits before the more distant. Order (down before up), sex (male before female) and nearness together decide every case; the verses that follow apply them.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
But between one who is near and one who is not, who is entitled to the inheritance? To that he says "tatrāpi". Even there, among the principal ones and among males, the relative who is nearer (sannikarṣa, nearness) is entitled to the inheritance, deserves the wealth. By this rule told above the wise, the thoughtful, should divide the wealth in its order.