मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-5, verse-147
बालया वा युवत्या वा वृद्धया वाऽपि योषिता ।
न स्वातन्त्र्येण कर्तव्यं किं चिद कार्यं गृहेष्वपि ॥१४७॥
न स्वातन्त्र्येण कर्तव्यं किं चिद कार्यं गृहेष्वपि ॥१४७॥
147. bālayā vā yuvatyā vā vṛddhayā vā'pi yoṣitā ,
na svātantryeṇa kartavyaṁ kiṁ cid kāryaṁ gṛheṣvapi.
na svātantryeṇa kartavyaṁ kiṁ cid kāryaṁ gṛheṣvapi.
147.
bālayā vā yuvatyā vā vṛddhayā vā api yoṣitā na
svātantryeṇa kartavyam kiṃ cit kāryam gṛheṣv api
svātantryeṇa kartavyam kiṃ cit kāryam gṛheṣv api
147.
Whether by a young girl, a youthful woman, or an old woman, nothing should be done independently in the home, even in trivial matters.
Words meanings summery:
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- बालया (bālayā) - by a young girl
- वा (vā) - or
- युवत्या (yuvatyā) - by a youthful woman (by a young woman)
- वा (vā) - or
- वृद्धया (vṛddhayā) - by an old woman
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- योषिता (yoṣitā) - by a woman
- न (na) - not
- स्वातन्त्र्येण (svātantryeṇa) - independently (independently, with freedom)
- कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done (to be done, should be done)
- किं (kiṁ) - any (what, any)
- चित् (cit) - trivial thing, matter (thing, matter)
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - action, task (work, deed, action, task)
- गृहेषु (gṛheṣu) - in the home (in houses, in homes)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
Words meanings and morphology
बालया (bālayā) - by a young girl
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of bāla
bāla - child, young person, young girl/boy
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
युवत्या (yuvatyā) - by a youthful woman (by a young woman)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of yuvati
yuvati - young woman
Derived from the root 'yuvan' (young).
Root: yuvan
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
वृद्धया (vṛddhayā) - by an old woman
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'vṛdh' (to grow, to increase).
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
योषिता (yoṣitā) - by a woman
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of yoṣita
yoṣita - woman
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
स्वातन्त्र्येण (svātantryeṇa) - independently (independently, with freedom)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of svātantrya
svātantrya - independence, autonomy, freedom
Derived from 'svatantra' (independent).
कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done (to be done, should be done)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, that which should be done, duty
Gerundive
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
किं (kiṁ) - any (what, any)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃ
kiṁ - what, anything, something
चित् (cit) - trivial thing, matter (thing, matter)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, mind, thought, thing
Related to the root 'cit' (to perceive, to think).
Root: cit (class 1)
कार्यम् (kāryam) - action, task (work, deed, action, task)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - work, action, task, effect, result, that which is to be done
Gerundive
Gerundive of the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
गृहेषु (gṛheṣu) - in the home (in houses, in homes)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)