महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-11, verse-55
मृते पत्यौ स्वधर्मेण पतिबन्धुवशे स्थिता ।
अभावे पितृबन्धूनां तिष्ठन्ती दायमर्हति ॥५५॥
अभावे पितृबन्धूनां तिष्ठन्ती दायमर्हति ॥५५॥
55. mṛte patyau svadharmeṇa patibandhuvaśe sthitā ,
abhāve pitṛbandhūnāṁ tiṣṭhantī dāyamarhati.
abhāve pitṛbandhūnāṁ tiṣṭhantī dāyamarhati.
55.
mṛte patyau sva-dharmeṇa pati-bandhu-vaśe sthitā
abhāve pitṛ-bandhūnām tiṣṭhanī dāyam arhati
abhāve pitṛ-bandhūnām tiṣṭhanī dāyam arhati
55.
patyau mṛte sva-dharmeṇa pati-bandhu-vaśe sthitā
pitṛ-bandhūnām abhāve tiṣṭhanī dāyam arhati
pitṛ-bandhūnām abhāve tiṣṭhanī dāyam arhati
55. When her husband has died, a wife who remains steadfast in her own duty and under the control of her husband's relatives - or in the absence of her husband's relatives, under the control of her father's relatives - is entitled to inherit property.
Words meanings summery:
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- मृते (mṛte) - upon the death (when deceased, upon the death)
- पत्यौ (patyau) - when the husband is (in the husband, when the husband is)
- स्व-धर्मेण (sva-dharmeṇa) - according to her own dharma (by one's own duty, according to her own dharma)
- पति-बन्धु-वशे (pati-bandhu-vaśe) - under the control of the husband's relatives (in the control of the husband's relatives)
- स्थिता (sthitā) - remaining (remaining, abiding, steadfast)
- अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence
- पितृ-बन्धूनाम् (pitṛ-bandhūnām) - of the father's relatives
- तिष्ठनी (tiṣṭhanī) - remaining (remaining, abiding)
- दायम् (dāyam) - inheritance (inheritance, heritage, wealth)
- अर्हति (arhati) - is entitled to (is worthy of, deserves, is entitled to)
Words meanings and morphology
मृते (mṛte) - upon the death (when deceased, upon the death)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased
Past Passive Participle
from root mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)
पत्यौ (patyau) - when the husband is (in the husband, when the husband is)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - husband, lord, master
स्व-धर्मेण (sva-dharmeṇa) - according to her own dharma (by one's own duty, according to her own dharma)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva-dharma
sva-dharma - one's own duty or innate nature
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+dharma)
- sva – own, one's own
adjective (masculine) - dharma – duty, righteousness, innate nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
पति-बन्धु-वशे (pati-bandhu-vaśe) - under the control of the husband's relatives (in the control of the husband's relatives)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pati-bandhu-vaśa
pati-bandhu-vaśa - control or power of the husband's relatives
Compound type : tatpurusha (pati-bandhu+vaśa)
- pati-bandhu – husband's relative
noun (masculine) - vaśa – control, power, will
noun (masculine)
स्थिता (sthitā) - remaining (remaining, abiding, steadfast)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, abiding
Past Passive Participle
from root sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
अभावे (abhāve) - in the absence
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of abhāva
abhāva - absence, non-existence
Prefix: a
Root: bhū (class 1)
पितृ-बन्धूनाम् (pitṛ-bandhūnām) - of the father's relatives
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ-bandhu
pitṛ-bandhu - father's relative
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+bandhu)
- pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine) - bandhu – relative, kinsman
noun (masculine)
तिष्ठनी (tiṣṭhanī) - remaining (remaining, abiding)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tiṣṭhat
tiṣṭhat - standing, abiding, remaining
Present Active Participle
from root sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
दायम् (dāyam) - inheritance (inheritance, heritage, wealth)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dāya
dāya - inheritance, heritage, share
Root: dā (class 3)
अर्हति (arhati) - is entitled to (is worthy of, deserves, is entitled to)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Root: arh (class 1)