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and offer a burnt offering (of dressed rice) according"'to the rule, 

 (reciting the verses, " I who within my heart, &c." and " To thee 

 at first, etc.," and the five (verses), " Soma gave her, &c," (present- 

 ing an oblation*) with every verse. Having then performed the 

 Srishtakrid, and the other offerings, he should finish the remainder 

 (of the ceremony,) *'. e. Acirvada, dakskinadana, &c. 



10. Brahmans should adopt amongst their Sapinda relations, and 

 if (a Sapinda) be not obtainable, amongst those (Brahmans) who are 

 not Sapindas ; but amongst others (persons of a different gotra) it 

 should never be done. 



11. Xatriyas (must adopt) (members of) their own family, or in 

 a family, which has a spiritual teacher of the same (Brahminical) 

 G-otra ; Vaicyas amongst Vaicyas, and Qtidras amongst Qudras. 



12. And (persons) of all castes amongst their classes only, not 

 otherwise. Amongst Qudras he (the king) may (allow ?) also a 

 daughter's or a sister's son to be adopted. 



13. No person, who has only one son, ought ever to give (him to be 

 adopted) ; but a person possessing many sons ought anxiously to do so. 



14. A Brahman ought to give a fee to the (officiating) priest ac- 

 cording to his ability, a king even a half (of the income) of his king- 

 dom, and a Vaicya three hundred pieces (of money). 



15. A Qudra even all his property, or if he be poor, according to 

 his ability. 



Here ends in the Qaunaka karika the rule for the adoption of 

 a son. 



In order to afford a comparison with Qaunaka's text, and on account 

 of the interest which attaches to all the old authorities, I append 

 the text and translation of Baudhayana. The text is based on my 

 MS. of Baudhayana's work on Grihya ceremonies, where it forms 

 the Adhyaya of the second Pracna, corresponding with the Datta- 

 kamimamsa, the Dattakachandrika and the Samskarakaustubha. 



1. Putraparigrahavidhimf vyakhyasyamah. 



2. Qonitacukrasambhavo matripitrinimittakas tasya pradanapa- 

 rityagavikrayeshu matapitarau prabhavatah.J 



* Tastva, E. V. verse 4, 10.— Tubhyamagra, R. V. x. 85, 38.— Somadadad. 

 E, V. x. 85, 41—45. 



f Putrapratigraho Samk. Kaust. f. 47, page 2 ; line 3, Bombay lith. ed. 

 i S'onite S. K. 



