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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-9, verse-100

नानुशुश्रुम जात्वेतत पूर्वेष्वपि हि जन्मसु ।
शुल्कसंज्ञेन मूल्येन छन्नं दुहितृविक्रयम ॥१००॥
100. nānuśuśruma jātvetat pūrveṣvapi hi janmasu ,
śulkasaṁjñena mūlyena channaṁ duhitṛvikrayam.
100. na anuśuśruma jātu etat pūrveṣu api hi janmasu
| śulkasaṃjñena mūlyena channam duhitṛvikrayam
100. hi na jātu etat pūrveṣu api janmasu anuśuśruma
śulkasaṃjñena mūlyena channam duhitṛvikrayam
100. Indeed, we have never heard of this, not even in previous lives: a hidden sale of a daughter by means of a price designated as 'bridal price'.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • (na) - not, no
  • अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we heard, we have heard
  • जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time
  • एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)
  • पूर्वेषु (pūrveṣu) - in previous, in former
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
  • जन्मसु (janmasu) - in lives, in births
  • शुल्कसंज्ञेन (śulkasaṁjñena) - designated as 'bridal price', named 'bridal price'
  • मूल्येन (mūlyena) - by means of a price, by a value
  • छन्नम् (channam) - hidden, concealed
  • दुहितृविक्रयम् (duhitṛvikrayam) - sale of a daughter

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we heard, we have heard
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of anuśru
Prefix: anu
Root: śru (class 5)
जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this here
पूर्वेषु (pūrveṣu) - in previous, in former
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of pūrva
pūrva - previous, former, prior
Note: Refers to janmasu (lives/births).
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
जन्मसु (janmasu) - in lives, in births
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of janman
janman - birth, life, existence
Root: jan (class 4)
शुल्कसंज्ञेन (śulkasaṁjñena) - designated as 'bridal price', named 'bridal price'
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śulkasaṃjña
śulkasaṁjña - named 'bridal price', designated as 'bridal price'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śulka+saṃjñā)
  • śulka – bridal price, fee
    noun (neuter)
  • saṃjñā – designation, name, term
    noun (feminine)
    from sam + jñā 'to know, perceive'
    Prefix: sam
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with mūlyena.
मूल्येन (mūlyena) - by means of a price, by a value
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mūlya
mūlya - price, value, cost
छन्नम् (channam) - hidden, concealed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of channa
channa - hidden, concealed, covered
past passive participle
from root chad 'to cover'
Root: chad (class 1)
Note: Agrees with duhitṛvikrayam.
दुहितृविक्रयम् (duhitṛvikrayam) - sale of a daughter
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of duhitṛvikraya
duhitṛvikraya - sale of a daughter
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duhitṛ+vikraya)
  • duhitṛ – daughter
    noun (feminine)
  • vikraya – sale, selling
    noun (masculine)
    from vi + krī 'to sell'
    Prefix: vi
    Root: krī (class 9)