An Indian legal and cultural term with two distinct meanings: in Hindu law it refers to a specific form of adoption of a son (distinct from other adoption forms), and in the context of incense it refers to artificially produced incense as opposed to natural gathering.
An Indian legal and cultural term with two distinct meanings: in Hindu law it refers to a specific form of adoption of a son (distinct from other adoption forms), and in the context of incense it refers to artificially produced incense as opposed to natural gathering. Both senses reflect the precise Sanskrit-derived vocabulary of Indian classical texts.
The legal dispute centred on whether the adoption had been conducted as a dattaka or kritrima arrangement.
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(India) An Indian form of adoption of a son.
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.
The act of adopting.
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(India) An Indian form of adoption of a son.
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(India) Artificially produced incense.
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