Between sons born of wives equal ,in caste ,and without ,any other distinction no seniority in right of the mother exists, seniority is declared ,to be according to birth.

Nor ,the food given by those who knowingly bear with paramours ,of their wives , and by those who in all matters are ruled by women, nor food ,given by men whose ten days of impurity on account of a death have not passed, nor that which is unpalatable.

Her father protects ,her in childhood, her husband protects ,her in youth, and her sons protect ,her in old age, a woman is never fit for independence.

Let the son of an appointed daughter first present a funeral cake to his mother, the second to her father, the funeral to his father s father.

All that remains is the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters.

If he is asked, let him always give something, be it ever so little, without grudging, for a worthy recipient will ,perhaps be found who saves him from all ,guilt .