Dāya-Tattva Explained

The Dāya-Tattva is a Hindu law treatise written by Raghunandana 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's digest, the Dāyabhāga. Raghunandana is considered to be a "disciple"^[1] of Jīmūtavāhana, and his texts subsequently differ only slightly from the Dāyabhāga.

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 region of India. Raghunandana is considered by many to be one of Bengal's greatest jurists.^[2]

References

• Book: Lingat, Robert . The Classical law of India . 1973 . Oxford UP Publ . New York .
• Book: Kane, P.V. . History of DharmaŚãstra . 1973 . Bhandarkar Oriental research Institute . Poona.

Notes and References

1. Robert Lingat, The Classical Law of India, (New York: Oxford UP, 1973), 119.
2. Kane, P. V., History of Dharmaśāstra, (Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1975), Volume I, Part II, 892.