Under the provision of The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, two persons are said to be “_______” of each other…

Under Section 3(f)(ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, two persons are "sapindas" of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other within the limits of sapinda relationship, or if they have a common lineal ascendant who is within those limits with reference to each of them. Under Section 3(f)(i), sapinda relationship extends as far as the third generation in the line of ascent through the mother and the fifth through the father, and Section 5(v) bars a marriage between sapindas unless a custom permits it.