मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
-
chapter-8, verse-416
भार्या पुत्रश्च दासश्च त्रय एवाधनाः स्मृताः ।
यत ते समधिगच्छन्ति यस्य ते तस्य तद धनम ॥४१६॥
यत ते समधिगच्छन्ति यस्य ते तस्य तद धनम ॥४१६॥
416. bhāryā putraśca dāsaśca traya evādhanāḥ smṛtāḥ ,
yat te samadhigacchanti yasya te tasya tad dhanam.
yat te samadhigacchanti yasya te tasya tad dhanam.
416.
bhāryā putraḥ ca dāsaḥ ca trayaḥ eva adhanāḥ smṛtāḥ
yat te samadhigacchanti yasya te tasya tat dhanam
yat te samadhigacchanti yasya te tasya tat dhanam
416.
bhāryā putraḥ ca dāsaḥ ca trayaḥ eva adhanāḥ smṛtāḥ
yat te samadhigacchanti tat dhanam yasya te tasya
yat te samadhigacchanti tat dhanam yasya te tasya
416.
A wife, a son, and a slave—these three are indeed declared to be without personal property (adhana). Whatever wealth (dhana) they acquire belongs to the one to whom they are subject.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
- पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
- च (ca) - and
- दासः (dāsaḥ) - slave, servant
- च (ca) - and
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- अधनाः (adhanāḥ) - without personal property (without wealth, penniless, property-less)
- स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - remembered, declared, considered
- यत् (yat) - what, whatever
- ते (te) - the wife, son, and slave (they)
- समधिगच्छन्ति (samadhigacchanti) - they acquire, they obtain
- यस्य (yasya) - to whom they are subject (the master/owner) (whose, of whom)
- ते (te) - the wife, son, and slave (they (are))
- तस्य (tasya) - his (the master's/owner's) (his, of him)
- तत् (tat) - that wealth (that, it)
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property
Words meanings and morphology
भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife (literally 'one to be supported')
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
from √bhṛ (to bear, support), feminine form
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दासः (dāsaḥ) - slave, servant
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dāsa
dāsa - servant, slave
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with adhanāḥ and the implied subjects (wife, son, slave)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
अधनाः (adhanāḥ) - without personal property (without wealth, penniless, property-less)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adhana
adhana - without wealth, poor, penniless, property-less
compound: a- (negation) + dhana (wealth)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dhana)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - dhana – wealth, property, riches
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with trayaḥ
स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - remembered, declared, considered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, called to mind, declared, considered
Past Passive Participle
from √smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with trayaḥ
यत् (yat) - what, whatever
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever
Note: Refers to dhanam
ते (te) - the wife, son, and slave (they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - they, those
Note: Refers to bhāryā, putra, dāsa
समधिगच्छन्ति (samadhigacchanti) - they acquire, they obtain
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of samadhigam
from sam-adhi-√gam (to go together to, to obtain)
Prefixes: sam+adhi
Root: gam (class 1)
यस्य (yasya) - to whom they are subject (the master/owner) (whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - whose, of whom, to whom
Note: Refers to the master/owner
ते (te) - the wife, son, and slave (they (are))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - they, those
Note: Refers to bhāryā, putra, dāsa
तस्य (tasya) - his (the master's/owner's) (his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - his, of him, to him
Note: Refers to the master/owner, corresponds to yasya
तत् (tat) - that wealth (that, it)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to dhanam
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property
(noun)
neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, riches, treasure