मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-25
पञ्चानां तु त्रयो धर्म्या द्वावधर्म्यौ स्मृताविह ।
पैशाचश्चासुरश्चैव न कर्तव्यौ कदा चन ॥२५॥
पैशाचश्चासुरश्चैव न कर्तव्यौ कदा चन ॥२५॥
25. pañcānāṁ tu trayo dharmyā dvāvadharmyau smṛtāviha ,
paiśācaścāsuraścaiva na kartavyau kadā cana.
paiśācaścāsuraścaiva na kartavyau kadā cana.
25.
pañcānāṃ tu trayaḥ dharmyā dvāvadharmau smṛtāv iha
paiśācaḥ ca asuraḥ ca eva na kartavyau kadā ca na
paiśācaḥ ca asuraḥ ca eva na kartavyau kadā ca na
25.
Of the five, three are considered righteous, and two are known here as unrighteous. The Paisacha (marriage) and Asura (marriage) should never be performed.
Words meanings summery:
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- पञ्चानां (pañcānāṁ) - of the five types of marriages (of the five)
- तु (tu) - but (but, however, and)
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (of them) (three)
- धर्म्या (dharmyā) - righteous (righteous, lawful, proper)
- द्वौ (dvau) - two (of them) (two)
- अधर्मौ (adharmau) - unrighteous (unrighteous, unlawful)
- स्मृताउ (smṛtāu) - are considered (remembered, known, considered)
- इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)
- पैशाचः (paiśācaḥ) - the Paisacha (marriage) (related to demons, demoniacal)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- असुरः (asuraḥ) - the Asura (marriage) (demon, devil)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, thus, so)
- न (na) - not
- कर्तव्यौ (kartavyau) - should be performed (to be done, to be performed)
- कदा (kadā) - ever (when, at any time)
- च (ca) - ever (and, also)
- न (na) - never (not)
Words meanings and morphology
पञ्चानां (pañcānāṁ) - of the five types of marriages (of the five)
(pronoun)
Genitive of pañcan
pañcan - five
तु (tu) - but (but, however, and)
(indeclinable)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (of them) (three)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of trayas
trayas - three
धर्म्या (dharmyā) - righteous (righteous, lawful, proper)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of dharma
dharma - law, duty, righteousness, virtue, nature, constitution, custom, ordinance
from dhṛ 'to hold, support'
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: plural form agreeing with trayaḥ (implied subject)
द्वौ (dvau) - two (of them) (two)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dvan
dvan - two
अधर्मौ (adharmau) - unrighteous (unrighteous, unlawful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of adharma
adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, lawlessness, vice
from a- (negation) + dharma
Prefix: a
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: dual form agreeing with dvau
स्मृताउ (smṛtāu) - are considered (remembered, known, considered)
(verb)
dual, passive, past (kta) of smṛ
Past Passive Participle
Root smṛ (to remember) + past passive participle suffix -ta
Root: smṛ (class 6)
Note: dual form agreeing with dvau adharmau
इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)
(indeclinable)
पैशाचः (paiśācaḥ) - the Paisacha (marriage) (related to demons, demoniacal)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paiśāca
paiśāca - related to pisācas (demons), demoniacal, brutish
from piśāca + -a suffix
Note: Implied noun 'marriage' (vivaha) is masculine.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
असुरः (asuraḥ) - the Asura (marriage) (demon, devil)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asura
asura - demon, titan, enemy of the gods
Note: Implied noun 'marriage' (vivaha) is masculine.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, thus, so)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
कर्तव्यौ (kartavyau) - should be performed (to be done, to be performed)
(verb)
dual, active, future (tavyat) of kṛ
Gerundive
Root kṛ (to do) + gerundive suffix -tavya
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: dual form agreeing with paiśācaḥ and asuraḥ
कदा (kadā) - ever (when, at any time)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - ever (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here with 'na' for emphasis: 'never'.
न (na) - never (not)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with kadā + ca for emphasis: 'never'.