मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-8, verse-204
अन्यां चेद दर्शयित्वाऽन्या वोढुः कन्या प्रदीयते ।
उभे त एकशुल्केन वहेदित्यब्रवीन मनुः ॥२०४॥
उभे त एकशुल्केन वहेदित्यब्रवीन मनुः ॥२०४॥
204. anyāṁ ced darśayitvā'nyā voḍhuḥ kanyā pradīyate ,
ubhe ta ekaśulkena vahedityabravīn manuḥ.
ubhe ta ekaśulkena vahedityabravīn manuḥ.
204.
anyām ced darśayitvā anyā voḍhuḥ kanyā pradīyate
ubhe te ekaśulkena vahet iti abravīt manuḥ
ubhe te ekaśulkena vahet iti abravīt manuḥ
204.
manuḥ iti abravīt ced anyām darśayitvā anyā
kanyā voḍhuḥ pradīyate te ubhe ekaśulkena vahet
kanyā voḍhuḥ pradīyate te ubhe ekaśulkena vahet
204.
If, having shown one girl, another maiden is given to the suitor, then Manu said, 'He should marry both of them for a single bride-price.'
Words meanings summery:
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- अन्याम् (anyām) - another girl (the one shown) (another, other, different)
- चेद् (ced) - if
- दर्शयित्वा (darśayitvā) - having shown, after showing
- अन्या (anyā) - another girl (the one actually given) (another, other, different)
- वोढुः (voḍhuḥ) - to the suitor, of the groom, to the bearer
- कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin
- प्रदीयते (pradīyate) - is given in marriage (is given away, is offered, is presented)
- उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine dual)
- ते (te) - those two (girls) (those two (feminine dual))
- एकशुल्केन (ekaśulkena) - for a single bride-price, with one payment
- वहेत् (vahet) - he should marry (he should marry, he should carry, he should bear)
- इति (iti) - introduces a direct quote (thus, so, in this manner)
- अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke, he declared
- मनुः (manuḥ) - the lawgiver Manu (Manu (a legendary progenitor of humanity and author of Dharmaśāstras))
Words meanings and morphology
अन्याम् (anyām) - another girl (the one shown) (another, other, different)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - another, other, different
चेद् (ced) - if
(indeclinable)
दर्शयित्वा (darśayitvā) - having shown, after showing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive of the causal form of root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अन्या (anyā) - another girl (the one actually given) (another, other, different)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - another, other, different
वोढुः (voḍhuḥ) - to the suitor, of the groom, to the bearer
(noun)
masculine, singular of voḍhṛ
voḍhṛ - bearer, husband, suitor, groom
Agent noun from root vah (to carry, to marry)
Root: vah (class 1)
कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin
प्रदीयते (pradīyate) - is given in marriage (is given away, is offered, is presented)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pradā
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present, passive voice, ātmanepada
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine dual)
(pronoun)
feminine, dual of ubha
ubha - both
ते (te) - those two (girls) (those two (feminine dual))
(pronoun)
feminine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
एकशुल्केन (ekaśulkena) - for a single bride-price, with one payment
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ekaśulka
ekaśulka - single bride-price, single payment
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+śulka)
- eka – one, single, alone
numeral - śulka – toll, duty, fee, bride-price, dowry
noun (neuter)
वहेत् (vahet) - he should marry (he should marry, he should carry, he should bear)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vah
Optative Mood
3rd person singular, optative, active voice, parasmaipada
Root: vah (class 1)
इति (iti) - introduces a direct quote (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke, he declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru
Imperfect Tense
3rd person singular, imperfect, active voice, parasmaipada
Root: bru (class 2)
मनुः (manuḥ) - the lawgiver Manu (Manu (a legendary progenitor of humanity and author of Dharmaśāstras))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu, human, man