WYAVASTH A. DARPAN A. 岁4$、 iamily (sagotra: ) on defect of such, let him bring up one born in a different general family " I Mím. Sect. II. § 14. By the expression ‘aagotra,” those allied by a libation of water f todała, ) and belonging to the у р у ging same general family, are included.—D. Mím. Sect. II $ 14. Now, in this text, the proximity ( in order) of each successively, is particularly shown.-s). Mlim. Sect. II. § 14. Washishtha, also propounds the same-‘‘should take an unremote kinsman or near relation of a kingman,” &c. The construction of this passage is this : He is an unremote kinsman, who is both a kingman and in a near degree;-meaning, à near 'aapunda.' Now, propinquity is of two descriptions,—by belonging to the same general family, and by the intervention of few degrees. of those allied by propinquity, the “sapinda' of the same general family, and removed by few degrees, is the principal; on default of him, a “sapinda' of the same general family, though removed by many degrees; on failure of such, a “sapinda’ belonging to a different general family on defect of this latter also, the near relation of a kinsman,”—meaning, of a “rapinda' kinsman, the near relation or “sapinda’ being one allied to the individual himself, by libations of water ( todaka ), but not his “sapinda'. Such is the import which is deduced.—I). Mim. Sect. I I, § 15. 6. “Otherwise, let him not adopt.” By this, a given son, being other than a słráánuana, a Kshetriya, and so forth, -in short, of a different class, is excluded. This Manu declares : “He to called a son given, whom his father or mother affectionately gives as a son, being alike, and in a time of distress, confirming the gift with water.”—D, Ch. Sect. I, § 12.
- Although, none other than such as are connected, as sapindas.' and not go, can crist : still, since by this sequel of the text, (“of all. and the tribes likewise, in their own classes only, not otherwise,” ) thos. connected as tapindas, and not so, are qualified, as being of the same class, both sapindus and those not *h, who do not belong to the same class, are excluded [from being adopted, 1 For they might be inferred as a subordinate class, by the rule of logic, “What is not denied is admitted.”—I). Mím Sect. is § 29.
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