मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-10, verse-5

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सर्ववर्णेषु तुल्यासु पत्नीष्वक्षतयोनिषु ।
आनुलोम्येन संभूता जात्या ज्ञेयास्त एव ते ॥५॥

5. sarvavarṇeṣu tulyāsu patnīṣvakṣatayoniṣu ,
ānulomyena saṁbhūtā jātyā jñeyāsta eva te.

5. sarvavarṇeṣu tulyāsu patnīṣu akṣatayoniṣu
anulomyena saṃbhūtāḥ jātyā jñeyāḥ te eva te

5. sarvavarṇeṣu tulyāsu akṣatayoniṣu patnīṣu
anulomyena saṃbhūtāḥ te eva jātyā te jñeyāḥ

5. Children born through the proper order (anuloma) from wives of the same social class and whose physical purity is unblemished, among all social classes, are indeed to be known by their birth (jāti).

Words meanings summery:

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सर्ववर्णेषु (sarvavarṇeṣu) - in all social classes

तुल्यासु (tulyāsu) - of the same social class (as the husband) (in equal (women), in women of the same status)

पत्नीषु (patnīṣu) - in wives

अक्षतयोनिषु (akṣatayoniṣu) - in wives whose physical purity is unblemished (in those whose wombs are intact, in physically pure women)

अनुलोम्येन (anulomyena) - through proper order (of marriage/conception, i.e., anuloma) (by regular order, in due order)

संभूताः (saṁbhūtāḥ) - children born (born, produced)

जात्या (jātyā) - by their birth (jāti) (by birth, by origin, by class)

ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - should be known, are to be known

ते (te) - those (children) (they)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

ते (te) - those (children) (they)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्ववर्णेषु (sarvavarṇeṣu) - in all social classes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarvavarṇa

sarvavarṇa - all social classes

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+varṇa)

sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun
varṇa – social class, color, kind, quality
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the context of all social classes.

तुल्यासु (tulyāsu) - of the same social class (as the husband) (in equal (women), in women of the same status)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, of the same kind

Root: tul (class 10)

Note: Refers to wives of the same varṇa as the husband.

पत्नीषु (patnīṣu) - in wives

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress, female owner

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the wives of the various social classes.

अक्षतयोनिषु (akṣatayoniṣu) - in wives whose physical purity is unblemished (in those whose wombs are intact, in physically pure women)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of akṣatayoni

akṣatayoni - having an intact womb, virgin, physically pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṣata+yoni)

akṣata – unharmed, intact, unblemished, unbroken
participle
Past Passive Participle
Derived from verbal root kṣi (to injure) with negative prefix a-
Prefix: a
Root: kṣi (class 5)
yoni – womb, origin, source, female genital
noun (feminine)

अनुलोम्येन (anulomyena) - through proper order (of marriage/conception, i.e., anuloma) (by regular order, in due order)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anulomya

anulomya - regular order, due course, accordance with the hair/grain

derived from anuloma (with the hair/grain) + ya (suffix)

संभूताः (saṁbhūtāḥ) - children born (born, produced)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhūta

saṁbhūta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

derived from verbal root bhū with prefix sam

Prefix: sam