The Dāya-Tattva is a Hindu law treatise written by
Raghunandana
Raghunandana (c. 16th century CE) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar from the Bengal region. His writings include 28 Smriti digests on Hindu law and a commentary on the Hindu law code prevalent in Bengal, the ''Dayabhaga''.
Life
Raghunandana was ...
regarding the proper procedure for inheritance following the death of the father. It is considered by many to be a follow-up text to
Jīmūtavāhana Jīmūtavāhana (c. 12th century) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and writer of legal and religious treatises on Vaishnavism of early medieval period. He was the earliest writer on '' smriti'' (law) from Bengal whose texts are extant.
Major works
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's digest, the ''
Dāyabhāga
The ''Dāyabhāga'' is a Hindu law treatise written by Jīmūtavāhana which primarily focuses on inheritance procedure. The ''Dāyabhāga'' was the strongest authority in Modern British Indian courts in the Bengal region of India, although this h ...
''. Raghunandana is considered to be a "disciple" of
Jīmūtavāhana Jīmūtavāhana (c. 12th century) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and writer of legal and religious treatises on Vaishnavism of early medieval period. He was the earliest writer on '' smriti'' (law) from Bengal whose texts are extant.
Major works
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, and his texts subsequently differ only slightly from the ''
Dāyabhāga
The ''Dāyabhāga'' is a Hindu law treatise written by Jīmūtavāhana which primarily focuses on inheritance procedure. The ''Dāyabhāga'' was the strongest authority in Modern British Indian courts in the Bengal region of India, although this h ...
''.
Translation
* The ''Dāya-Tattva'' was translated by the famous Hindu jurist, Golapcandra Sarkar.
Topics covered in the digest
* Partitions made by the father
* Partition among brother's after their father's death
* Persons not entitled to a share
* Property not eligible for partition
* Inheritance procedure for one who dies without a son
Location
The ''Dāya-Tattva'' is followed in the
Bengal
Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Benga ...
region of India. Raghunandana is considered by many to be one of Bengal's greatest jurists.
[Kane, P. V., ''History of Dharmaśāstra'', (Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1975), Volume I, Part II, 892.]
References
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Hindu law
16th-century Sanskrit literature
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