Chapter 77
Ancient Kātyāyana Sanskrit[mṛtāyāḥ striyā dhanādhikāriṇaḥ]
bhaginyo bāndhavaiḥ sārdhaṃ vibhajeran sabhartṛkāḥ /
strīdhanasyeti dharmo 'yaṃ vibhāgas tu prakalpitaḥ // K_917 //
duhitṝṇām abhāve tu rikthaṃ putreṣu tad bhavet /
bandhudattaṃ tu bandhūnām abhāve bhrtṛgāmi tat // K_918 //
pitṛbhyāṃ caiva yad dattaṃ duhituḥ sthāvaraṃ dhanam /
aprajāyām atātāyāṃ bhrātṛgāmi tu sarvadā // K_919 //
āsurādiṣu yal labdhaṃ strīdhanaṃ paitṛkaṃ striyā /
abhāve tad apatyānāṃ mātāpitros tad iṣyate // K_920 //