I only have a **partial** answer. **In Hindu tradition, should you consider your elder brother's wife who's younger to you as your sister or as your mother?** Manu says the wife of one's elder brother is to him like **the wife of his Guru** neither like his mother nor his sister. **Nothing is mentioned if she is to be treated differently depending on her age.** > Manu Smriti 9.57. **The wife of an elder brother is for his younger > (brother) the wife of a Guru;** but the wife of the younger is declared > (to be) the daughter-in-law of the elder. [![enter image description here][1]][1] **Can you prostate to her (i.e., do sashtanga namaskara) as you would to your parents or elder brother? Does your sister-in-law's age play any role in this?** Manu says that the feet of a brother's wife **should be clasped daily** **if she is of the same caste**.Here again,there is no mention of age.Also,i think this applies only to the elder and not to the younger brother.Because a younger brother's wife will be like his daughter-in-law. > Manu Smriti 2.132. **(The feet of the) wife of one’s brother, if she be of the same caste (varna), must be clasped every day;** but (the feet of) wives of > (other) paternal and maternal relatives need only be embraced on one’s > return from a journey. [![enter image description here][2]][2] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/fktcz.jpg [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/DU9IC.jpg