Offspring, descendants, issues. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]

The word ‘Santan’ as used in Bengali documents at the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century means “issue” generally and not necessarily male descendents. [21 CWN 854, quoted in P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]

Santan literally means “continuation” and the entire scheme of sapinda relationship under Hindu Law is based on the identity of the body of the father, son, grandson, and great-grandson. [quoted in P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]