मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-1, verse-118

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देशधर्मान्जातिधर्मान कुलधर्मांश्च शाश्वतान ।
पाषण्डगणधर्मांश्च शास्त्रेऽस्मिन्नुक्तवान मनुः ॥११८॥

118. deśadharmānjātidharmān kuladharmāṁśca śāśvatān ,
pāṣaṇḍagaṇadharmāṁśca śāstre'sminnuktavān manuḥ.

118. deśadharmān jātīdharmān kuladharmān ca śāśvatān
pāṣaṇḍagaṇadharmān ca śāstre asmin uktavān manuḥ

118. manuḥ asmin śāstre śāśvatān deśadharmān jātīdharmān kuladharmān ca,
pāṣaṇḍagaṇadharmān ca uktavān

118. In this scripture, Manu has declared the eternal regional laws (dharma), community-specific laws (dharma), and family laws (dharma), as well as the laws (dharma) of various non-Vedic groups.

Words meanings summery:

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देशधर्मान् (deśadharmān) - regional laws, customs of a country

जातीधर्मान् (jātīdharmān) - community-specific laws (laws of a caste or community)

कुलधर्मान् (kuladharmān) - family laws, customs of a family

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

शाश्वतान् (śāśvatān) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

पाषण्डगणधर्मान् (pāṣaṇḍagaṇadharmān) - laws of various non-Vedic groups (laws of heretical groups, laws of non-Vedic groups)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in this scripture (in the scripture, in the treatise)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - has declared (one who has said, has declared, has spoken)

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

देशधर्मान् (deśadharmān) - regional laws, customs of a country

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśadharma

deśadharma - regional law, custom of a country

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+dharma)

deśa – country, region, place
noun (masculine)
dharma – law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

जातीधर्मान् (jātīdharmān) - community-specific laws (laws of a caste or community)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jātidharma

jātidharma - law of a caste or community, rules pertaining to one's birth group

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāti+dharma)

jāti – birth, caste, species, community
noun (feminine)
Root: jan (class 4)
dharma – law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कुलधर्मान् (kuladharmān) - family laws, customs of a family

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuladharma

kuladharma - family law, custom of a family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+dharma)

kula – family, lineage, clan
noun (neuter)
dharma – law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

शाश्वतान् (śāśvatān) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, permanent, constant

Note: Agrees with deśadharmān, jātīdharmān, and kuladharmān

पाषण्डगणधर्मान् (pāṣaṇḍagaṇadharmān) - laws of various non-Vedic groups (laws of heretical groups, laws of non-Vedic groups)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṣaṇḍagaṇadharma

pāṣaṇḍagaṇadharma - laws or rules pertaining to groups of heretics or non-Vedic sects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṣaṇḍa+gaṇa+dharma)

pāṣaṇḍa – heretic, hypocrite, heterodox sect
noun (masculine)
gaṇa – group, multitude, assembly, class
noun (masculine)
dharma – law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in this scripture (in the scripture, in the treatise)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, sacred text, scientific text

Root: śās (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with śāstre