महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-45, verse-13

मातुश्च यौतकं यत्स्यात्कुमारीभाग एव सः ।
दौहित्र एव वा रिक्थमपुत्रस्य पितुर्हरेत् ॥१३॥

13. mātuśca yautakaṁ yatsyātkumārībhāga eva saḥ ,
dauhitra eva vā rikthamaputrasya piturharet.

13. mātuḥ ca yautakam yat syāt kumārībhāgaḥ eva saḥ
| dauhitraḥ eva vā riktham aputrasya pituḥ haret

13. ca yat mātuḥ yautakam syāt,
saḥ eva kumārībhāgaḥ vā eva dauhitraḥ aputrasya pituḥ riktham haret

13. Furthermore, whatever separate property (yautakam) belongs to the mother, that is indeed the share of the unmarried daughter. Or, a daughter's son (dauhitra) should indeed inherit the estate (riktham) of a father who has no son.

Words meanings summery:

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother

• च (ca) - furthermore, and (and, also)

• यौतकम् (yautakam) - separate property of the mother (dowry, bridal gift, separate property of a woman)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (property) (which, whatever, that which)

• स्यात् (syāt) - which may exist, which is (may be, let it be, should be)

• कुमारीभागः (kumārībhāgaḥ) - the share due to an unmarried daughter (share of a maiden, daughter's portion)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• सः (saḥ) - that (yautakam) (he, that)

• दौहित्रः (dauhitraḥ) - daughter's son, grandson from daughter

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• वा (vā) - or alternatively (or)

• रिक्थम् (riktham) - the inherited estate (inheritance, property, estate)

• अपुत्रस्य (aputrasya) - of a father who is sonless (of one without a son, sonless)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• हरेत् (haret) - should inherit (should take, should seize)

Words meanings and morphology

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - furthermore, and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यौतकम् (yautakam) - separate property of the mother (dowry, bridal gift, separate property of a woman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yautaka

yautaka - dowry, bridal gift, property given by parents/relatives to a bride, separate property of a woman

Note: Nominative singular, referring to the subject of 'syāt'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (property) (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

स्यात् (syāt) - which may exist, which is (may be, let it be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative Active

Optative 3rd person singular of √as

Root: as (class 2)

कुमारीभागः (kumārībhāgaḥ) - the share due to an unmarried daughter (share of a maiden, daughter's portion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumārībhāga

kumārībhāga - maiden's share, daughter's portion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumārī+bhāga)

• kumārī – maiden, girl, unmarried daughter
  noun (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (yautakam) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

दौहित्रः (dauhitraḥ) - daughter's son, grandson from daughter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dauhitra

dauhitra - daughter's son, grandson from daughter

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or alternatively (or)

(indeclinable)

रिक्थम् (riktham) - the inherited estate (inheritance, property, estate)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of riktha

riktha - inheritance, legacy, property left by a deceased person, estate

Root: ric (class 7)

अपुत्रस्य (aputrasya) - of a father who is sonless (of one without a son, sonless)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aputra

aputra - sonless, childless, one without a son

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+putra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

हरेत् (haret) - should inherit (should take, should seize)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of hṛ

Optative Active

Optative 3rd person singular of √hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

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