Essay name: Devala-smriti (critical study)
Author:
Mukund Lalji Wadekar
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This essay represents an English study of the Devala-smriti鈥攁n ancient text attributed to sage Devala classified as belonging to the Dharma-Shastra branch of Indian literature which encompasses jurisprudence and religious law. This study deals with the reconstructed text of the Devala-smriti based on surviving references, emphasizing Devala鈥檚 unique viewpoints on social, religious, and philosophical aspects, particularly the Sankhya and Yoga philosophies.
Chapter 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti
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ATMAJA, PARAJA, LABDHA & YADRCCHIKA :
Devala (1582) also indicates the classification of sons into
four kinds, namely (1) atmaja (born of oneself), (2) paraja
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(born of others), (3) labdha (obtained), (4) Yadrechika (accidental)
"The aurasa, putrika, paunarbhava & saudra would be atmaja. The
ksetraja would be paraja. The dattaka, krtrima, kr墨ta, svayamadatta
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& apaviddha would be labdha (& also paraja) & gudhaja, k膩n墨na,
sahodha may be called yadrechika" 18.
BAND HUD膧Y膧DA & PITRD膧Y膧DA :
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Devala (1583) has also suggested the classification of the
twelve sons into two groups namely bandhudhayada & pitrdayada.
Among the first group of bandhudayadas (that get share not only
in the father's property, but also in the ancestral property
of his kinsmen) the six sons, the aurasa, putrika, k峁traja,
kanina, gudhotpanna, apaviddha are included. While the remaining
six namely sahodha, paunarbhava, dattaka, svayamupagata, krtrima,
kr墨ta are included in the latter group of pitrdayadas (that inherit
the property of father only & not his kinsmen). Manu (IX.159-160)
also divides the sons in the similar manner as bandhudayada &
adayadabandhavas, but the sons, mentioned by him in these groups
are different. "Vas. (17/5/25), 艢a峁卥halikhita (quot.in V.R.P.247),
Narada (Dayabhaga 47), & Harita include in the first group Aurasa
k峁traja, putrikaputra, paunarbhava, kanina, gudhaja & the rest in
the 2nd group
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