a. (kī f.) [yute vivāhakāle adhigataṃ vuṇ] Forming the rightful or exclusive property of any one, rightfully belonging to any one; vibhāgabhāvanā jñeyā gṛhakṣetraiśca yautakaiḥ Y. 2. 149. kaṃ 1 Private property in general.

2 A woman's dowry, a woman's private property (given to her at marriage); mātustu yautakaṃ yatsyātkumārībhāga eva saḥ Ms. 9. 131; also yautuka in this sense.

mf (I) n. (fr. 1. yutaka) rightfully or exclusively belonging to any one, being the property of any one MBh. 859,1 172936 n. a present Bhojapr. 859,1 172937 n. private property, (esp.) property given at marriage, a woman's dowry, presents made to a bride at her marriage by her father and friends (accord. to some also a gift to the bridegroom) Ya1jn5.; MBh.; Ra1jat. 110229 859,1 172938 m. patr. (f. kyA) g....