Son
“legitimate son”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 5 anchored passages
apaviddha · aurasa · dattaka · dattvātmā · gūḍhaja · krīta · kānīna · kṛtrima · kṣetraja · legitimate son
spoken of as
1 expressionSons“classificatory types of sonship”1 mention
Yājñavalkya Smṛti (Sanskrit)
The `krīta` is one sold by them;
in the texts
Bṛhaspati Smṛti
The category of the true or qualified son who inherits paternal wealth and performs funeral rites.
The legitimate son alone is declared to be the owner of the paternal wealth.
/ What is the use of a son who is born, who is neither learned nor righteous?
Even a son of the same caste, if he is devoid of good qualities, is not worthy of the paternal wealth.
Yājñavalkya Smṛti
A twelvefold legal classification of types of sons (by birth, adoption, purchase, etc.) determining inheritance rights.
The `krīta` is one sold by them;
The `aurasa` is born of a lawful wife;
The `gūḍhaja` is a son secretly born in the house;