मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-112
दाराधिगमनं चैव विवाहानां च लक्षणम ।
महायज्ञविधानं च श्राद्धकल्पं च शाश्वतम ॥११२॥
महायज्ञविधानं च श्राद्धकल्पं च शाश्वतम ॥११२॥
112. dārādhigamanaṁ caiva vivāhānāṁ ca lakṣaṇam ,
mahāyajñavidhānaṁ ca śrāddhakalpaṁ ca śāśvatam.
mahāyajñavidhānaṁ ca śrāddhakalpaṁ ca śāśvatam.
112.
dārā-adhigamanam ca eva vivāhānām ca lakṣaṇam |
mahā-yajña-vidhānam ca śrāddha-kalpam ca śāśvatam
mahā-yajña-vidhānam ca śrāddha-kalpam ca śāśvatam
112.
ca eva dārā-adhigamanam ca vivāhānām lakṣaṇam ca
mahā-yajña-vidhānam ca śrāddha-kalpam śāśvatam
mahā-yajña-vidhānam ca śrāddha-kalpam śāśvatam
112.
(They [the sages] accepted) the procedures for acquiring a wife, and indeed the definitions of marriages, and the rules for great Vedic rituals (yajña), and the eternal ordinances for ancestor rites.
Words meanings summery:
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- दारा-अधिगमनम् (dārā-adhigamanam) - the procedures for acquiring a wife (acquiring a wife, marriage, approach to wives)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)
- विवाहानाम् (vivāhānām) - of marriages
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - the definitions (characteristic, definition, sign, mark)
- महा-यज्ञ-विधानम् (mahā-yajña-vidhānam) - the rules for great Vedic rituals (yajña) (rules for great Vedic rituals)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- श्राद्ध-कल्पम् (śrāddha-kalpam) - the ordinances for ancestor rites (rule for ancestor rites, method for ancestor ceremonies)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)
Words meanings and morphology
दारा-अधिगमनम् (dārā-adhigamanam) - the procedures for acquiring a wife (acquiring a wife, marriage, approach to wives)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dārā-adhigamana
dārā-adhigamana - acquiring a wife, marriage ceremony, approach to women
Compound. `dārā` is feminine plural used as a singular for 'wife'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (dārā+adhigamana)
- dārā – wife, wives
noun (feminine) - adhigamana – approach, attainment, acquisition, knowledge
noun (neuter)
From `adhi` + `gam` (to go) + `lyuṭ` (noun suffix).
Prefix: adhi
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Object in a list.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
विवाहानाम् (vivāhānām) - of marriages
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vivāha
vivāha - marriage, wedding
From `vi` + `vah` (to carry) + `ghañ` (noun suffix).
Prefix: vi
Root: vah (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - the definitions (characteristic, definition, sign, mark)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa
lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, definition, description
From root `lakṣ` (to perceive, mark) + `lyuṭ` (noun suffix).
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
महा-यज्ञ-विधानम् (mahā-yajña-vidhānam) - the rules for great Vedic rituals (yajña) (rules for great Vedic rituals)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahā-yajña-vidhāna
mahā-yajña-vidhāna - rules for great Vedic rituals, performance of great sacrifices
Compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+yajña+vidhāna)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine) - yajña – Vedic ritual, devotion, worship, sacrifice
noun (masculine)
From root `yaj` (to worship, sacrifice).
Root: yaj (class 1) - vidhāna – rule, ordinance, arrangement, ritual
noun (neuter)
From `vi` + `dhā` (to place, arrange) + `lyuṭ` (noun suffix).
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object in a list.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
श्राद्ध-कल्पम् (śrāddha-kalpam) - the ordinances for ancestor rites (rule for ancestor rites, method for ancestor ceremonies)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śrāddha-kalpa
śrāddha-kalpa - rule/method for ancestral rites, ritual for offerings to the deceased
Compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (śrāddha+kalpa)
- śrāddha – ancestor rite, funeral offering, faith
noun (neuter)
From `śraddhā` (faith) + `aṇ` (noun suffix). - kalpa – rule, ordinance, method, ritual, aeon
noun (masculine)
From root `kḷp` (to be in order, to arrange).
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Object in a list. Gender assigned as neuter to align with following adjective `śāśvatam` and preceding nouns in the list.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant
From `śaśvat` (always, continually) + `aṇ` (adjective suffix).
Note: Agrees with the preceding nouns in the accusative singular.