मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-105
ज्येष्ठ एव तु गृह्णीयात पित्र्यं धनमशेषतः ।
शेषास्तमुपजीवेयुर्यथैव पितरं तथा ॥१०५॥
शेषास्तमुपजीवेयुर्यथैव पितरं तथा ॥१०५॥
105. jyeṣṭha eva tu gṛhṇīyāt pitryaṁ dhanamaśeṣataḥ ,
śeṣāstamupajīveyuryathaiva pitaraṁ tathā.
śeṣāstamupajīveyuryathaiva pitaraṁ tathā.
105.
jyeṣṭhaḥ eva tu gṛhṇīyāt pitryam dhanam aśeṣataḥ
śeṣāḥ tam upajīveyuḥ yathā eva pitaram tathā
śeṣāḥ tam upajīveyuḥ yathā eva pitaram tathā
105.
tu jyeṣṭhaḥ eva aśeṣataḥ pitryam dhanam gṛhṇīyāt
śeṣāḥ tam upajīveyuḥ yathā eva pitaram tathā
śeṣāḥ tam upajīveyuḥ yathā eva pitaram tathā
105.
But indeed, only the eldest should take the entire paternal wealth. The remaining (brothers) should subsist on him, just as they would on their father.
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest brother (the eldest, most excellent)
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- गृह्णीयात् (gṛhṇīyāt) - should take, should seize, should receive
- पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - paternal, ancestral
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, money
- अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - entirely, completely, without remainder
- शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the younger brothers (the rest, the remaining ones)
- तम् (tam) - the eldest brother (him)
- उपजीवेयुः (upajīveyuḥ) - they should subsist upon, depend upon
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- पितरम् (pitaram) - father (accusative singular)
- तथा (tathā) - so, similarly
Words meanings and morphology
ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest brother (the eldest, most excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, best
Superlative degree of 'vṛddha' (old/great)
Note: Subject of 'gṛhṇīyāt'.
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'jyeṣṭhaḥ'.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle indicating contrast or emphasis.
गृह्णीयात् (gṛhṇīyāt) - should take, should seize, should receive
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of grah
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, optative mood.
पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - paternal, ancestral
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pitrya
pitrya - paternal, ancestral, belonging to a father
derived from pitṛ (father)
Note: Agrees with 'dhanam'.
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, money
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, money, riches
from root √dhā (to place, bestow)
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object of 'gṛhṇīyāt'.
अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - entirely, completely, without remainder
(indeclinable)
from aśeṣa (without remainder) with suffix -tas (ablative/adverbial)
Note: Adverb modifying 'gṛhṇīyāt'.
शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the younger brothers (the rest, the remaining ones)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śeṣa
śeṣa - remainder, rest, remaining, residue
from root √śiṣ (to leave, remain)
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Subject of 'upajīveyuḥ'.
तम् (tam) - the eldest brother (him)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Object of 'upajīveyuḥ', referring to the eldest brother.
उपजीवेयुः (upajīveyuḥ) - they should subsist upon, depend upon
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of upajīv
Prefix: upa
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural, optative mood.
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a comparison.
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'yathā'.
पितरम् (pitaram) - father (accusative singular)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
Note: Object of implicit verb of sustenance, analogous to 'tam'.
तथा (tathā) - so, similarly
(indeclinable)
Note: Completes the comparison 'yathā...tathā'.