WYAVASTHA-DARPAN.A. § { { guide,” does not here apply.—Therefore it follows, that the Shūdra class in general ( is the , rd, from which the adoption is to be made.*)—Ibid. § 80. This part of the text (‘but a daughter's son, &c.’) propounds an exception, as to those of ti, first three tribes, with respect to the daughter's son, and sister's son inferred from the ment, of propinquity in general.—Since the particle ‘but’ has an exclusive import, a restriction, ' ' , Shitdras only,’ is conveyed; those of the first three tribes are excluded on this point; the auth, subjøins a reason: “For three superior tribes, &c.” Since the filial relation of a sister's son . one of the first three tribes, is not exhibited, in any authority whatever, the passage is relative only to Shudras. This is the meaning of the whole.—D. Mim. Sect. II. § 91–93. . (o) 'A boy'—that is, one of the primary age ordained for adoption; the boy adopted at that age is the best. One beyond that age may also be adopted as of secondary consideration.—F, rarticulars of this, see the section treating of the age for adoption, 524. Even amongst the boys of one's own caste, the boy who is related as a opinda! is preferable to one who is not so.t The adoption of a son, by any Brákmana, must be made from amongst supradas, or kinsmen, connected by an ollation of food: or, on failure of these, an usapindu, or one not so connected ; otherwise let him not adopt.”—Sounaka. See. D. Ch. Sect. I. § 10, D. Mim. Sect. 11. § 2. questian participates, in such general family. He specifies the general families of Kshatriyas and I'vish,..., ... distinguished by following the same primitive spiritual guide.—I). Ch. Sect. 1, § 18. -Janatijai, Hharaditäja, Vishvámitra, Atri, Gotama, Washishtha, ani! Rushyapa, are found, r, (;orts. The offspring of each of those sain? respectively belong to the Gofra of their aucot, At irst the Bráhmunas alone having Gotras, the Ashatriya and other tribes originally had no Go", Since there are no distinct and peculiar general families of the (primeval) Kshatriyas j Tim Fono families of Kshatriyas and Poishyas, are distinguished by, the primitive saint, or patriarch hereditarily acknowledged in the family. This is not the ease with Brähnanas, the Gotra or general family of who, is determined by lineal descent, from the same particular saint-I), Miln, note to § 76, Sect. I I • Mr. Sutherland says: “Shitdraw again are all supposed to belong to the Gotra of Kashyap', to common progenitor of the four tribes.” Upon this it is to be remarked that, on such assumption of only the Shulra but also the other three tribes may be supposed to belong to the Gotra of Kashyapo y” the different families of rach of the three superior classes have beveral Gotras including that of Kashyapa, and each Shūtra family, like that of a Poishya, has the Gotra of its primitive spiritual guide. Although it appears from the texts: “Even in the general family following the same spiritual guide,” families of Kshatriyas and Joishyas are distinguished by following the same primitive spiritual guide, and from their interpretations in the Duttaka-minuinsi, that in adoption among the Shūras the rule ... civing preference to one's own Gotra is not observable, and although it is not expressly ordained by ano saint that Shodra families have the same Gotras as their prinitive spiritual guides, yet it seeins implied .. a text of Menn that they have Gotras like the Voishya faimilies.—-Thus Raghunandana, the gr at 11cmga! authority:-"Shitdras engaged in religious duties must perform each mouth the coronomy of olay their hads; their food must be the orts of Bráhmins; their mode of purification also, ಟ್ವಿ! ፬ ፳፻፺፱፻፺ }} { }; ; ; sí a l'oishya : (Ch. 5, v. 140. ) From the etpulative eonjunetian 'Ce ( aوله أن الم ) in this text of 4/un *. (of the Shudras ) being ordained to be as those til the Foishyan, it is established t hát: the different Shādra families belong to the Gotras of their ancestral prinitive purohits (spiritual guides t I). Ch.Sect. 1, § 19 & seq. D. Min. Seet. II. § 2, 3 & seq. Str. H. L. vol. I, I, 72 : V → fra 1943. " 64 W . . . " , لأن
