What is the main difference between Mitakshara and Dayabhaga?

In Mitakshara, sons acquire interest in ancestral property by birth, whereas in Dayabhaga, they only inherit after the father's death.

Medieval Legal Literature

UPSC Archival Analysis

Rajashekhara was a poet and dramatist, not a jurist. Vijnaneshwara, Hemadri, and Jimutavahana were the actual legal scholars of the era.

Exam Year

1995

Evidence Source

UPSC Level

ID: HIS_MED_1995_29 Ref: Satish Chandra, Medieval India