मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-4, verse-183
जामयोऽप्सरसां लोके वैश्वदेवस्य बान्धवाः ।
संबन्धिनो ह्यपां लोके पृथिव्यां मातृमातुलौ ॥१८३॥
संबन्धिनो ह्यपां लोके पृथिव्यां मातृमातुलौ ॥१८३॥
183. jāmayo'psarasāṁ loke vaiśvadevasya bāndhavāḥ ,
saṁbandhino hyapāṁ loke pṛthivyāṁ mātṛmātulau.
saṁbandhino hyapāṁ loke pṛthivyāṁ mātṛmātulau.
183.
jāmayaḥ apsarasām loke vaiśvadevasya bāndhavāḥ
sambandhinaḥ hi apām loke pṛthivyām mātṛmātaulau
sambandhinaḥ hi apām loke pṛthivyām mātṛmātaulau
183.
jāmayaḥ apsarasām loke vaiśvadevasya bāndhavāḥ
sambandhinaḥ hi apām loke pṛthivyām mātṛmātaulau
sambandhinaḥ hi apām loke pṛthivyām mātṛmātaulau
183.
The wives are (like) relatives in the world of Apsaras; the relatives (are like) Brahmins for the Vaisvadeva ritual; the mother and maternal uncle are (like) relatives in the world of waters and the earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- जामयः (jāmayaḥ) - wives (wives, women)
- अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of Apsaras (of Apsaras (celestial nymphs))
- लोके (loke) - in the world
- वैश्वदेवस्य (vaiśvadevasya) - for the Vaisvadeva ritual (of the Vaisvadeva ritual, belonging to all gods)
- बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives (relatives, kinsmen)
- सम्बन्धिनः (sambandhinaḥ) - relatives (relatives, connected ones)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, truly, for)
- अपाम् (apām) - of waters (of water)
- लोके (loke) - in the world
- पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth
- मातृमातौलौ (mātṛmātaulau) - mother and maternal uncle
Words meanings and morphology
जामयः (jāmayaḥ) - wives (wives, women)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of jāmi
jāmi - sister, wife, woman
अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of Apsaras (of Apsaras (celestial nymphs))
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras
apsaras - celestial nymph, Apsara
from 'apas' (water) and 'ras' (moving), implying 'moving in water' or 'connected with water'.
लोके (loke) - in the world
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, place, people
वैश्वदेवस्य (vaiśvadevasya) - for the Vaisvadeva ritual (of the Vaisvadeva ritual, belonging to all gods)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśvadeva
vaiśvadeva - belonging to all gods (Viśvedevas), a ritual offering to all gods
compound of 'viśva' (all) and 'deva' (god), related to the Viśvedevas, a group of deities.
Compound type : tatpurusha (viśva+deva)
- viśva – all, entire, whole
adjective (neuter) - deva – god, divine being
noun (masculine)
बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives (relatives, kinsmen)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava
bāndhava - relative, kinsman, friend
derived from 'bandhu' (relation, tie) with suffix 'ka' or 'va', signifying those connected by ties.
सम्बन्धिनः (sambandhinaḥ) - relatives (relatives, connected ones)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sambandhin
sambandhin - relative, connected, related
from the root 'bandh' (to bind) with prefix 'sam' (together) and suffix 'in', meaning 'bound together'.
Prefix: sam
Root: bandh (class 2)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, truly, for)
(indeclinable)
अपाम् (apām) - of waters (of water)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
लोके (loke) - in the world
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, place, people
पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, the Earth goddess
name of the Earth goddess, often derived from 'pṛth' (to spread out).
मातृमातौलौ (mātṛmātaulau) - mother and maternal uncle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mātṛmātula
mātṛmātula - mother and maternal uncle
compound of 'mātṛ' (mother) and 'mātula' (maternal uncle)
Compound type : copulative (mātṛ+mātula)
- mātṛ – mother
noun (feminine) - mātula – maternal uncle
noun (masculine)
derived from 'mātṛ' (mother).