________________
INHERITANCE AND PARTITION.
33
*ज्येष्ठोऽविभक्तभ्रातन वै पितेव परिपालयेत् । तेऽपि तं भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठं जानीयुः पितृवत्सदा ॥१०॥
It is the duty of the eldest brother to protect like a father his undivided younger brothers. And these younger brothers also should always look upon the eldest brother as a father. .
यद्यपि भ्रातृणामेकचित्तत्वं पुण्यप्रभावस्तथापि धर्मवृद्धये पृथग्भवनमपि योज्यम् । मुनीनामाहारदानादिना सर्वेषां पुण्यभागित्वात् । भोगभूमिजन्मरूपफलप्राप्तिः स्यात्तदेवाह ।
Although it is an effect of religious merit that brothers should be of one mind, yet it is desirable to live separately, for the increase of dharmma (religion or piety). For the merit arising from feeding ascetics, from charity, etc. (on partition), shall accrue to each brother separately, and which merit is rewarded in the form of birth in blogabhumi (the land of enjoyment, where men do nothing and get all they want from wishing-trees).
विभक्ता भ्रातरो भिन्नास्तिष्ठन्तु सपरिच्छदाः । दानपूजादिना पुण्यं वृद्धिः संजायतेतराम् ॥११॥ * पितेव पालयेत्पुवाञ्ज्येष्ठो भावृन्यवीयसः । पुत्रवज्ञापि वर्तेरक्येप्ठे पातरि धर्मतः ॥
(मनुस्मृती० स० ९ श्लो० ।) विभक्तानविभक्तान्वै पाल्येष्ठ पितेव सः॥ पालयेत्तेऽपि सं ज्येष्ठं सेवन्ते पितरं यथा ।
(पाहनीती, ६० पृष्ठे)
