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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-3, verse-160

धनुःशराणां कर्ता च यश्चाग्रेदिधिषूपतिः ।
मित्रध्रुग द्यूतवृत्तिश्च पुत्राचार्यस्तथैव च ॥१६०॥
160. dhanuḥśarāṇāṁ kartā ca yaścāgredidhiṣūpatiḥ ,
mitradhrug dyūtavṛttiśca putrācāryastathaiva ca.
160. dhanuḥśarāṇāṃ kartā ca yaś cāgredidhisūpatiḥ
mitradhrug dyūta-vṛttiś ca putrācāryas tathaiva ca
160. One who makes bows and arrows (dhanuḥśarāṇāṃ kartā), one who is the husband of a woman who desires a second husband (agredidhisūpatiḥ), a betrayer of friends (mitradhrug), one who lives by gambling (dyūtavṛttiś ca), and a teacher of sons (putrācāryaḥ).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • धनुःशराणां (dhanuḥśarāṇāṁ) - of bows and arrows
  • कर्ता (kartā) - one who makes (doer, maker, creator)
  • (ca) - and
  • यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)
  • चाग्रेदिधिसूपतिः (cāgredidhisūpatiḥ) - and one who is the husband of a woman who desires a second husband (and husband of a woman desiring a second husband)
  • मित्रध्रुग् (mitradhrug) - a betrayer of friends (betrayer of friends)
  • द्यूत-वृत्तिश् (dyūta-vṛttiś) - one who lives by gambling (living by gambling)
  • (ca) - and
  • पुत्राचार्यस् (putrācāryas) - a teacher of sons (teacher of sons)
  • तथैव (tathaiva) - and indeed (and so, likewise, indeed)
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

धनुःशराणां (dhanuḥśarāṇāṁ) - of bows and arrows
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of dhanuḥśara
dhanuḥśara - bow and arrow
Compound word: dhanuḥ (bow) + śara (arrow).
Compound type : dvandva (dhanu+śara)
  • dhanu – bow
    noun (neuter)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
Note: Genitive plural, indicating 'of bows and arrows'.
कर्ता (kartā) - one who makes (doer, maker, creator)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ
kartṛ - doer, maker, agent
Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 3)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, that
चाग्रेदिधिसूपतिः (cāgredidhisūpatiḥ) - and one who is the husband of a woman who desires a second husband (and husband of a woman desiring a second husband)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agredidhisūpati
agredidhisūpati - husband of a woman who desires a second husband before her first husband's death or remarriage (rare and specific term)
Compound word: agre (before) + didhiṣū (a woman desiring a second husband) + pati (husband).
Compound type : tatpurusha (agre+didhiṣū+pati)
  • agre – before, in front
    indeclinable
  • didhiṣū – a woman desirous of marrying a second time
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root 'dhi' (to place, to obtain) with reduplication and suffix.
    Root: dhi
  • pati – husband, lord, master
    noun (masculine)
Note: The 'ca' (and) is attached to the preceding word due to sandhi.
मित्रध्रुग् (mitradhrug) - a betrayer of friends (betrayer of friends)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mitradhrug
mitradhrug - betrayer of friends
Compound word: mitra (friend) + dhrug (betrayer, from root 'dhrañj' to betray).
Compound type : tatpurusha (mitra+dhruk)
  • mitra – friend
    noun (neuter)
  • dhruk – betrayer
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'dhrañj' (to betray, to deceive).
    Root: dhrañj (class 8)
द्यूत-वृत्तिश् (dyūta-vṛttiś) - one who lives by gambling (living by gambling)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dyūtavritti
dyūtavritti - living by gambling, profession of gambling
Compound word: dyūta (gambling) + vṛtti (livelihood, profession).
Compound type : tatpurusha (dyūta+vṛtti)
  • dyūta – gambling, game of dice
    noun (neuter)
  • vṛtti – mode of life, livelihood, profession, conduct
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn, to exist, to behave).
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: The 'ś' is part of sandhi with the following 'ca'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पुत्राचार्यस् (putrācāryas) - a teacher of sons (teacher of sons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putrācārya
putrācārya - teacher of sons
Compound word: putra (son) + ācārya (teacher).
Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+ācārya)
  • putra – son
    noun (masculine)
  • ācārya – teacher, preceptor, a religious scholar
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'car' (to go, to move) with prefix 'ā-' and suffix '-ya'.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: The 's' is part of sandhi with the following 'tathā'.
तथैव (tathaiva) - and indeed (and so, likewise, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Compound of 'tathā' (so, thus) and 'eva' (indeed, only).
Compound type : avya (tathā+eva)
  • tathā – so, thus, and, likewise
    indeclinable
  • eva – indeed, only, even
    indeclinable
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)