WYAVASTHA2DARPANA 353 inconsistent, based as it is not only on preference to the whole blood, but also on consideration of the sons of the sister, paternal aunt, and grandfather's sister of the whole blood, conferring comparatively more benefit than the sons of those of half blood. For instance, in the SapatnikaSrāddha, the oblation-cake is offered by the daughter's son to his maternal grandfather jointly with his own maternal grandmother, and not with his maternal grandfather's other wife or wives. _ The Dáyabhāga, Dâyatatwa, SB1*RIshna's commentary on the Dáyabhāga, and his Dáyakramasangraha, authorities of the greatest weight in this county, and the Vivádabhangárnava, which is more current than the other recent compilations, concur as to the order of the (first) twelve iccaಂr, from the son to the father's daughter's son; but after this, they differ in some instances in the order of successors, as well as in their number. All these are given below, with remarks on the order and number of the successors, in which each of the works differs from the others. “On failure of heirs of the father down to the great grandson, it must be understood that the succession devolves on the father's daughter's son, in like manner as it descends to the owner's daughter's son. The succession of the grandfather's and great-grandfather's lineal descendants, including the danghter's son, must be understood in a similar manner, according to the proximity of the funell offering. On failure of lineal descendants of the paternal great-grandfather, down to the daughter; son, the property devolves on the maternal uncle and the rest. On failure of such kindred in this détree, the distant kinsman (Sakulya)* is heir.—The distant kinsman is one who shares the divid oblation,--as the grandson's grandson or other descendant within three degrees reckoned from him of as the offspring of the grandfather's grandfather or other remoter ancestor. Among these the landson's grandson and the rest are nearest. On failure of such, the offspring of the grandfather"grandfather and the rest inherit. If there beno such distant kindred, the Samánodakas General observation Dáyabhága. or kinsmen aled by common libation of water, must be admitted to inherit. On failure of these, . the spiritual ptor is the successor; in default of him, the pupil is heir ; on failure of him likewise, the flow student. In default of these, persons bearing the same family name (gotra) are heirs; on failuo of them, persons descended from the same patriarch (prabara) are the successors. On failure of all hos as here specified, let the Brähmanas take the estate. In default of them, the king shall take the poperty, excepting however the property of a Brähmana. A failure of descendants from the same patriarch and of persons bearing the same family name, as well as of Bráhmanas, as occurring when there are none inhabiting the same village; else an escheat to the kirg coulò\ewer bappen.” Coleb. Dá. bhá, pp. 214-ol9.
- Three anceos, from the grandfather's grandfather upwards, and three descendants from the grandson's grandso downwards, are denominated Sakuyas, as partaking of the divided oblations, since they do not piigipate in the same offering, Coleb. Dá bhá. p. 172.
