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अन्यवीजज (anyavIjaja)

 
Goldstucker
English
अन्यवीजज Tatpur. m. (-जः) Liter. born from another's seed, i. e.
a boy who may be adopted as a son in want of a legitimate
son (see औरस) and become heir to the property, but who
remains nevertheless the son of his real father
such sub-
stituted sons are the following eleven, each succeeding being
inferior in degree to each preceding (according to the order
assigned to them by Manu): the क्षेत्रज, दत्रिम (or दत्तक), कृ-
त्रिम, गूढोत्पन्न (or गूढज), अपविद्ध, कानीन, सहोढ (or सहोढज),
क्रीतक (or क्रीत), पौनर्भव, स्वयंदत्त and पारशव qq. vv. See
also अन्यवीजोत्पन्न, अन्यवीजसमुद्भव, अन्यशाखोद्भव, द्व्यामु-
ष्यायण and पुत्रप्रतिच्छन्दक, पुत्रप्रतिनिधि. E. अन्य-वीज and ज.