मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-2, verse-50
मातरं वा स्वसारं वा मातुर्वा भगिनीं निजाम ।
भिक्षेत भिक्षां प्रथमं या चैनं नावमानयेत ॥५०॥
भिक्षेत भिक्षां प्रथमं या चैनं नावमानयेत ॥५०॥
50. mātaraṁ vā svasāraṁ vā māturvā bhaginīṁ nijām ,
bhikṣeta bhikṣāṁ prathamaṁ yā cainaṁ nāvamānayet.
bhikṣeta bhikṣāṁ prathamaṁ yā cainaṁ nāvamānayet.
50.
mātaram vā svasāram vā mātuḥ vā bhaginīm nijām
bhikṣeta bhikṣām prathamam yā ca enam na avamānayeta
bhikṣeta bhikṣām prathamam yā ca enam na avamānayeta
50.
prathamam mātaram vā svasāram vā mātuḥ nijām bhaginīm
vā bhikṣām bhikṣeta yā ca enam na avamānayeta
vā bhikṣām bhikṣeta yā ca enam na avamānayeta
50.
He should first beg for alms from his mother, or his sister, or his maternal aunt, provided she would not insult him.
Words meanings summery:
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- मातरम् (mātaram) - mother
- वा (vā) - or
- स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister
- वा (vā) - or
- मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother, mother's
- वा (vā) - or
- भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - maternal aunt (mother's sister) (sister)
- निजाम् (nijām) - own (maternal) sister (one's own)
- भिक्षेत (bhikṣeta) - should beg
- भिक्षाम् (bhikṣām) - alms, begged food
- प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first
- या (yā) - who, which
- च (ca) - and
- एनम् (enam) - him, this
- न (na) - not, no
- अवमानयेत (avamānayeta) - would insult, should disrespect
Words meanings and morphology
मातरम् (mātaram) - mother
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ
svasṛ - sister
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother, mother's
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - maternal aunt (mother's sister) (sister)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhaginī
bhaginī - sister
निजाम् (nijām) - own (maternal) sister (one's own)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nija
nija - own, innate, proper
भिक्षेत (bhikṣeta) - should beg
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √bhikṣ
Desiderative of √bhaj, formed as bhikṣ
Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
भिक्षाम् (bhikṣām) - alms, begged food
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhikṣā
bhikṣā - alms, begged food
प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama
prathama - first, foremost, primary
Note: Used adverbially
या (yā) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एनम् (enam) - him, this
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, that, him
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अवमानयेत (avamānayeta) - would insult, should disrespect
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ava-√man
causative
Causative of ava-√man (to think, to regard)
Prefix: ava
Root: man (class 10)