vyAvASTHodappaNA. 104s 583. If there be a legitimately begotten son, the Dataka son of a king is not entitled to be invested with empire, although he may have his share in the same. 594. But if there be no son legitimately begotten, the Dataka is certainly entitled to be invested with empire. But, although the son of the wife, the son given, and the rest may succeed to the general estate, their non-succession to the ampire is advanced. Thus, it is ordained in the redes-"The legitimate son, the son of the wife, the son given, the son made, the son of هoneملموa birth, and the son rejected, take heritage. The son of an unmarried girl, the son of a pognant bride, the son bought, the son of a twice married woman, the son self-given, and the slave's son; these six are contepptible, as sons: on failure of the first in order respectively, let him invest the next with filial rights.-Butlet him not appoint to the empire, the son of a twice married woman, nor a son self-given, nor one born of a female slave.”—In the same authoสื้ty also-"Let not the king invest with empire the ‘wife's son, and the rest: (nor) cause to be completed, such sons, the solemnities for his forefathers, a legitimate son existing. It is replied—if another ordi.nce of law exist, a special rule, for the sake of convenience, (must be construed) as conveying even the same meaning. Therefore, the first passage cited, which is declaratory of the right to succession, of the next in order, on failure of each preceding, extends even to the whole empire, as conforming with the texts of Närado, and the rest, before mentioned; and the laterwung prohibit, the equal participation, of the on of the wife, and the rest, its legitimate son exist; or it refers to a son of the wife, and the rest, unequal in class; otherwise, it would be vexations, were adverse meanings deduced from each passage. If, however, this is admitted (and disregarded,)thop (we allege) that, by the passage in question, the appropriate.shares of the son of the wife, the son given, and the rest, respectively, are not forbidden, if a real legitimate son exist; but, the investing of such son with empire is ordained (by that author,) after having previously barred thم same, in respect to those sons, in case of the “ಗ
- : * The non-appointment to empire of the son of the twice married woman, and the other two, which is directed in the latter part of this quotation, holds, even on default of any other sca, besides the i蠶 Por, this pಿಡ್ತೀರುಳ್ಗಳ್ಳಿ! ::ఫిషి:షిf:: or would be respectively,ée") and their non-succession to the soire, a iegitimate son :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::ವಿ:: 醬° ~~
- The massing is, -'A legitimate son oxisting, let him not invest with smpire the * and the rest, (nor) oase to 醬 solemnities, meaning the funeral repast and other rites, in honor of his brother-soid. 27.
90 Wyaraithí, Authority.
