मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-26
पृथक पृथग वा मिश्रौ वा विवाहौ पूर्वचोदितौ ।
गान्धर्वो राक्षसश्चैव धर्म्यौ क्षत्रस्य तौ स्मृतौ ॥२६॥
गान्धर्वो राक्षसश्चैव धर्म्यौ क्षत्रस्य तौ स्मृतौ ॥२६॥
26. pṛthak pṛthag vā miśrau vā vivāhau pūrvacoditau ,
gāndharvo rākṣasaścaiva dharmyau kṣatrasya tau smṛtau.
gāndharvo rākṣasaścaiva dharmyau kṣatrasya tau smṛtau.
26.
pṛthak pṛthag vā miśrau vā vivāhau pūrvac oditau
gāndharvaḥ ca asuraḥ ca eva dharmyau kṣatrasya tau smṛtau
gāndharvaḥ ca asuraḥ ca eva dharmyau kṣatrasya tau smṛtau
26.
Whether separately or mixed, the two aforementioned marriages (Gandharva and Rakshasa) are considered righteous for the Kshatriya.
Words meanings summery:
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- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separate, apart)
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separate, apart)
- वा (vā) - or
- मिश्रौ (miśrau) - mixed
- वा (vā) - or
- विवाहौ (vivāhau) - the two marriages (marriages)
- पूर्वच् (pūrvac) - previously mentioned (previously spoken, declared before)
- औदितौ (auditau) - mentioned (declared, proclaimed)
- गान्धर्वः (gāndharvaḥ) - the Gandharva (marriage) (Gandharva (celestial musician))
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- असुरः (asuraḥ) - the Rakshasa (marriage) (demon, devil)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, thus, so)
- धर्म्यौ (dharmyau) - righteous (righteous, lawful, proper)
- क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - for the Kshatriya (of the warrior class, of a king)
- तौ (tau) - they (they, those two)
- स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - are considered (remembered, known, considered)
Words meanings and morphology
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separate, apart)
(indeclinable)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separate, apart)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
मिश्रौ (miśrau) - mixed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of miśra
miśra - mixed, mingled, combined
Note: agreeing with vivāhau
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
विवाहौ (vivāhau) - the two marriages (marriages)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vivāha
vivāha - marriage, wedding
from vi- 'apart' + vaha 'carrying' (of the bride)
Prefix: vi
Root: vah (class 2)
पूर्वच् (pūrvac) - previously mentioned (previously spoken, declared before)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pūrvacita
pūrvacita - previously mentioned, foretold
Past Passive Participle
from pūrva 'before' + cita 'collected, gathered' (from √ci 'to gather')
Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+cita)
- pūrva – before, former, previous, first
adjective (masculine) - cita – gathered, collected, chosen, known
noun (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
from √ci 'to gather'
Root: ci (class 1)
Note: agreeing with vivāhau
औदितौ (auditau) - mentioned (declared, proclaimed)
(verb)
dual, passive, past (kta) of uc
Past Passive Participle
Root uc (to speak) + kta suffix
Root: uc (class 2)
Note: dual form agreeing with vivāhau
गान्धर्वः (gāndharvaḥ) - the Gandharva (marriage) (Gandharva (celestial musician))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gāndharva
gāndharva - related to the Gandharvas, celestial, musical
from Gandharva + -a suffix
Note: Implied noun 'marriage' (vivaha) is masculine.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
असुरः (asuraḥ) - the Rakshasa (marriage) (demon, devil)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - related to Rakshasas (demons), monstrous, fierce
from Rākṣasa + -a suffix
Note: Implied noun 'marriage' (vivaha) is masculine. Based on previous verse, this should be 'rākṣasaḥ'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, thus, so)
(indeclinable)
धर्म्यौ (dharmyau) - righteous (righteous, lawful, proper)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dharma
dharma - law, duty, righteousness, virtue, nature, constitution, custom, ordinance
from dhṛ 'to hold, support'
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: dual form agreeing with vivāhau
क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - for the Kshatriya (of the warrior class, of a king)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of kṣatra
kṣatra - rule, dominion, power, warrior, king, the Kshatriya caste
from √kṣi 'to rule'
Root: kṣi (class 1)
तौ (tau) - they (they, those two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, it
Note: referring to vivāhau
स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - 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 tau (vivāhau)