मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-134
दशाब्दाख्यं पौरसख्यं पञ्चाब्दाख्यं कलाभृताम ।
त्र्यब्दपूर्वं श्रोत्रियाणां स्वल्पेनापि स्वयोनिषु ॥१३४॥
त्र्यब्दपूर्वं श्रोत्रियाणां स्वल्पेनापि स्वयोनिषु ॥१३४॥
134. daśābdākhyaṁ paurasakhyaṁ pañcābdākhyaṁ kalābhṛtām ,
tryabdapūrvaṁ śrotriyāṇāṁ svalpenāpi svayoniṣu.
tryabdapūrvaṁ śrotriyāṇāṁ svalpenāpi svayoniṣu.
134.
daśābdākhyam paurasakhyam pañcābdākhyam kalābhṛtām
tryabdapūrvam śrotriyāṇām svalpena api svayoniṣu
tryabdapūrvam śrotriyāṇām svalpena api svayoniṣu
134.
A friendship with townspeople (paurasakhyam) is established after ten years, and with artisans after five years. Among those learned in the Vedas (śrotriyas), one who is three years older is considered senior. Even a small difference in age is respected among one's own family (svayoniṣu).
Words meanings summery:
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- दशाब्दाख्यम् (daśābdākhyam) - established for a duration of ten years (called ten years, ten years old, lasting ten years)
- पौरसख्यम् (paurasakhyam) - friendship with townspeople (friendship with townspeople, citizenship)
- पञ्चाब्दाख्यम् (pañcābdākhyam) - established for a duration of five years (called five years, five years old, lasting five years)
- कलाभृताम् (kalābhṛtām) - of artisans (of those who possess arts, of artisans, of artists)
- त्र्यब्दपूर्वम् (tryabdapūrvam) - one who is three years older (three years older, preceding by three years)
- श्रोत्रियाणाम् (śrotriyāṇām) - of those learned in the Vedas (śrotriyas) (of Vedic scholars, of those learned in the Vedas)
- स्वल्पेन (svalpena) - by a small difference (in age) (by a small amount, even a little)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, and)
- स्वयोनिषु (svayoniṣu) - among one's own family (svayoniṣu) (among one's own kin, in one's own family)
Words meanings and morphology
दशाब्दाख्यम् (daśābdākhyam) - established for a duration of ten years (called ten years, ten years old, lasting ten years)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of daśābdākhya
daśābdākhya - called ten years, ten years old
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśa+abda+ākhya)
- daśa – ten
numeral - abda – year, cloud
noun (masculine) - ākhya – named, called, denominated
adjective
Derived from root √khyā with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
पौरसख्यम् (paurasakhyam) - friendship with townspeople (friendship with townspeople, citizenship)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paurasakhya
paurasakhya - friendship with townspeople, status of a citizen
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paura+sakhya)
- paura – a citizen, townsman
noun (masculine) - sakhya – friendship, alliance
noun (neuter)
पञ्चाब्दाख्यम् (pañcābdākhyam) - established for a duration of five years (called five years, five years old, lasting five years)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcābdākhya
pañcābdākhya - called five years, five years old
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañca+abda+ākhya)
- pañca – five
numeral - abda – year, cloud
noun (masculine) - ākhya – named, called, denominated
adjective
Derived from root √khyā with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
कलाभृताम् (kalābhṛtām) - of artisans (of those who possess arts, of artisans, of artists)
(noun)
Genitive, plural of kalābhṛt
kalābhṛt - one who possesses arts, an artisan, an artist
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalā+bhṛt)
- kalā – art, skill, a part
noun (feminine) - bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining, possessing
adjective
Derived from root √bhṛ
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Refers to a group of artisans/artists.
त्र्यब्दपूर्वम् (tryabdapūrvam) - one who is three years older (three years older, preceding by three years)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tryabdapūrva
tryabdapūrva - three years older, preceding by three years
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tryabda+pūrva)
- tryabda – three years
noun (masculine)
From tri (three) + abda (year) - pūrva – former, earlier, prior, older
adjective
श्रोत्रियाणाम् (śrotriyāṇām) - of those learned in the Vedas (śrotriyas) (of Vedic scholars, of those learned in the Vedas)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śrotriya
śrotriya - one learned in the Vedas, a Vedic scholar
Derived from śrotra (Veda) or śruti (revealed text)
स्वल्पेन (svalpena) - by a small difference (in age) (by a small amount, even a little)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svalpa
svalpa - very small, little
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+alpa)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - alpa – small, little, few
adjective
Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'bhedena' (by difference) or 'vayasā' (by age).
अपि (api) - even (even, also, and)
(indeclinable)
स्वयोनिषु (svayoniṣu) - among one's own family (svayoniṣu) (among one's own kin, in one's own family)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of svayoni
svayoni - one's own family, one's own kin, one's own source
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+yoni)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun - yoni – origin, source, family, womb
noun (masculine)