From Sanskrit 'dattaka' (given), a traditional Hindu legal form of adoption in which a son is formally given by his birth parents to an adoptive father, transferring all filial rights and obligations.
From Sanskrit 'dattaka' (given), a traditional Hindu legal form of adoption in which a son is formally given by his birth parents to an adoptive father, transferring all filial rights and obligations. The practice was governed by classical texts and recognised under Anglo-Indian law, with elaborate rituals and legal consequences for inheritance.
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With no male heir of his own, the zamindar completed the dattaka ceremony and adopted his nephew as his legal son.
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(India) An Indian form of adoption of a son.
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