VYA W ASTHA.DARPA NA . К., 4 An indication of the daughter purchased, is found in Ilemádri, from the Skanda Parlind also in the linga Purána.–I). Mim. Seet. VII. § 32. An indication of the daughter made, is found in the Hari'ansha, where the offspring of S are enumerated. Also in the Palm t Parino, in the part treating on the #}ound-trata. o. inst in honor of the planet farx. --Hi!. § 31, 36. An indication of the daughter deserted is found in the passage of the first , or/on of the !/? Whard', which recite- the conversation between fluxmanta and Shakunta'a. --Sce slid, S is | nitrations of the daughter self-given and the rest mrust be searched for in the Purānas It is however useless to treat in detaii of the sulistitution of the eleven subsidiary daughters for the one legitimately begotten, because the affiliation of the subsidiary sons, except the // toku ( the son given, ) having been prohibited in the Kasi ( present, age, the affiliation of the subsidiary daughters, except the 1/a/7/ká (the given daughter, ) has sortiori been prohibited, and because the term foira is declared to be a complex expression inclusive of the son and daughter.” The adoption of a given daughter ( Duttakii i is not however consonaut with the usage of he good, even though not prohibited by the law.--So usage alone being the obstacle, no blame w uld attach to the adoption of a daughter in the 19titsikit form on its being practised or its practice being sunctioned by the sit louv," since the ordinances of the silhua” are equal to the authority with the redus ; and Manu has, in the text subjoined, declared the practice and ordinances of the sálhus to be one of the four descriptions of virtue:– “The scripture, the codes of law, the practice (approved ) of the good, and the satisfaction of one's own conscience, the wise have openly declared virtue to be of these four dekcriptionR."f ( Ch. I J. r, 1:2. ) 494. In the present age, however, the adoption of the son given ( Dattaka y only, is, for the householders, sanctioned by the usage of the good, as well as by law. • Sir William Macnaghten at page l{} times, it was the practice to affiliate daughters, g, vol. 1. of his werk en the Hinloo Law, ways. " In former in default of male iskue; but the practice is now for. - - - ،فة f "ها ه . ;';; Notae at, page 276 of hi» I)igewt, vol. III. hidden ;" and, as authority thereof, he quotes Colebrooke's Not! at P*H пgень, - քht note does not contain any prohibition of affiliating daughters, but ak ಟ್ತಿಲ್ಲ! the country to adopt sons in the Îatlaka, and not in ay other, form. Thus : " In Gouro, ** are only adopted in the form discussed in the eighth section.” (i. e. the Duttaka or given. ) t See ante, p, gi. V ; avast ha
