stridhana (English spelling)

Japanese: strīdhana(英語表記)stridhana
stridhana (English spelling)

...Women, however, owned property bestowed upon them at marriage or other times as a separate property. This property was called strīdhana, and in principle it was inherited by daughters. Marriage was endowed with religious significance, and it was believed that sons would inherit the rites and atone for the religious debts of their ancestors, so the birth of a son was highly desired, and the absence of a son was considered the greatest misfortune. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "strīdhana" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…だが婦女は結婚のときなどに贈与された財産を特有産として所有した。これはストリーダナstrīdhanaとよばれ,娘が相続するのが原則であった。 結婚は宗教的意義が賦与され,息子が祭式を継承して,父祖の宗教的な負い目を償うと考えられたため,息子の出生が強く望まれ,息子がないことは,この上ない不幸とされた。…

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