मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-7, verse-77
तदध्यास्योद्वहेद भार्यां सवर्णां लक्षणान्विताम ।
कुले महति संभूतां हृद्यां रूपगुणान्विताम ॥७७॥
कुले महति संभूतां हृद्यां रूपगुणान्विताम ॥७७॥
77. tadadhyāsyodvahed bhāryāṁ savarṇāṁ lakṣaṇānvitām ,
kule mahati saṁbhūtāṁ hṛdyāṁ rūpaguṇānvitām.
kule mahati saṁbhūtāṁ hṛdyāṁ rūpaguṇānvitām.
77.
tadadhyāsya udvahed bhāryāṃ savarṇāṃ lakṣaṇānvītām
kule mahati saṃbhūtāṃ hṛdyāṃ rūpaguṇānvītām
kule mahati saṃbhūtāṃ hṛdyāṃ rūpaguṇānvītām
77.
Having taken up residence there, he should marry a wife of the same caste, endowed with good qualities, born in a great family, dear, and possessing beauty and virtues.
Words meanings summery:
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- तद् (tad) - there (in that house) (that, it)
- अध्यास्य (adhyāsya) - Having taken up residence (having settled, having occupied)
- उद्वहेद् (udvahed) - should marry (should marry, should bear, should undertake)
- भार्यां (bhāryāṁ) - wife
- सवर्णां (savarṇāṁ) - of the same caste (of the same color, of the same caste)
- लक्षणान्वीताम् (lakṣaṇānvītām) - endowed with good qualities (endowed with signs, endowed with good qualities)
- कुले (kule) - in a great family (in a family)
- महति (mahati) - great (great, large, important)
- संभूतां (saṁbhūtāṁ) - born (born, produced, come into being)
- हृद्यां (hṛdyāṁ) - dear (dear, lovely, pleasing to the heart)
- रूपगुणान्वीताम् (rūpaguṇānvītām) - possessing beauty and virtues (endowed with beauty and qualities)
Words meanings and morphology
तद् (tad) - there (in that house) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Functions adverbially here.
अध्यास्य (adhyāsya) - Having taken up residence (having settled, having occupied)
(indeclinable)
Causative/Intensive
Derived from the root 'ās' (to sit) with the prefix 'adhi-' (over, near). The '-ya' suffix indicates an absolutive participle.
Prefix: adhi
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Absolutive form.
उद्वहेद् (udvahed) - should marry (should marry, should bear, should undertake)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of udvah
From the root 'vah' (to carry) with the prefix 'ud-' (upwards).
Prefix: ud
Root: vah (class 1)
भार्यां (bhāryāṁ) - wife
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, woman belonging to someone
Derived from the root 'bhṛ' (to bear, to support).
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
सवर्णां (savarṇāṁ) - of the same caste (of the same color, of the same caste)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of savarṇa
savarṇa - of the same color, of the same kind, of the same caste
Compound of 'sa-' (with, same) and 'varṇa' (color, caste).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sa+varṇa)
- sa – with, together, same
indeclinable - varṇa – color, kind, species, caste
noun (masculine)
लक्षणान्वीताम् (lakṣaṇānvītām) - endowed with good qualities (endowed with signs, endowed with good qualities)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of lakṣaṇānvita
lakṣaṇānvita - marked, endowed with auspicious signs, endowed with good qualities
Past Passive Participle
Compound of 'lakṣaṇa' (mark, sign, characteristic) and 'anvita' (joined with, endowed with).
Compound type : tatpurusha (lakṣaṇa+anvita)
- lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute, auspicious sign
noun (neuter) - anvita – joined with, connected with, endowed with
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'anu-' (after) and 'sam-' (together), and the suffix '-kta-' (past passive participle).
Prefixes: anu+sam
Root: i (class 2)
कुले (kule) - in a great family (in a family)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kula
kula - family, clan, lineage, race
महति (mahati) - great (great, large, important)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important, noble
Derived from the root 'mā' (to measure) with the suffix '-hat-' (khat).
Root: mā (class 2)
संभूतां (saṁbhūtāṁ) - born (born, produced, come into being)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃbhūta
saṁbhūta - born, come into existence, produced, assembled
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with the prefix 'sam-' (together, completely) and the suffix '-kta-' (past passive participle).
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
हृद्यां (hṛdyāṁ) - dear (dear, lovely, pleasing to the heart)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of hṛdya
hṛdya - dear, pleasing, delightful, amiable
Derived from 'hṛd' (heart) with the suffix '-ya'.
रूपगुणान्वीताम् (rūpaguṇānvītām) - possessing beauty and virtues (endowed with beauty and qualities)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rūpaguṇānvita
rūpaguṇānvita - endowed with beauty and qualities
Past Passive Participle
Compound of 'rūpa' (form, beauty), 'guṇa' (quality, virtue), and 'anvita' (joined with, endowed with).
Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+guṇa+anvita)
- rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
noun (neuter) - guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, merit
noun (masculine) - anvita – joined with, connected with, endowed with
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'anu-' (after) and 'sam-' (together), and the suffix '-kta-' (past passive participle).
Prefixes: anu+sam
Root: i (class 2)