मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-108
पितेव पालयेत पूत्रान ज्येष्ठो भ्रातॄन यवीयसः ।
पुत्रवत्चापि वर्तेरन ज्येष्ठे भ्रातरि धर्मतः ॥१०८॥
पुत्रवत्चापि वर्तेरन ज्येष्ठे भ्रातरि धर्मतः ॥१०८॥
108. piteva pālayet pūtrān jyeṣṭho bhrātṝn yavīyasaḥ ,
putravatcāpi varteran jyeṣṭhe bhrātari dharmataḥ.
putravatcāpi varteran jyeṣṭhe bhrātari dharmataḥ.
108.
pitā iva pālayeta putrān jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātṝn yavīyasaḥ
putravat ca api varteran jyeṣṭhe bhrātari dharmataḥ
putravat ca api varteran jyeṣṭhe bhrātari dharmataḥ
108.
jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātṝn yavīyasaḥ pitā iva pālayeta ca
api putravat jyeṣṭhe bhrātari dharmataḥ varteran
api putravat jyeṣṭhe bhrātari dharmataḥ varteran
108.
The eldest brother should protect his younger brothers like a father. And they (the younger brothers) should behave towards the eldest brother like sons, in accordance with (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- पिता (pitā) - father
- इव (iva) - like, as
- पालयेत (pālayeta) - should protect, should guard
- पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons
- ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest, the senior
- भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers
- यवीयसः (yavīyasaḥ) - younger, junior (plural)
- पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like sons, as sons
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- वर्तेरन् (varteran) - they should behave, they should act
- ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - towards the eldest, in the eldest
- भ्रातरि (bhrātari) - towards the brother, in the brother
- धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to (dharma), by righteousness
Words meanings and morphology
पिता (pitā) - father
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
पालयेत (pālayeta) - should protect, should guard
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pāl
Causative form of √pā 'to protect', or directly a 10th class root
Root: pāl (class 10)
पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest, the senior
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, senior, principal, best
Superlative of yuvan (young)
Note: Used as a noun meaning 'the eldest son/brother'
भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
यवीयसः (yavīyasaḥ) - younger, junior (plural)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yavīyas
yavīyas - younger, junior, inferior
Comparative form of yuvan (young)
पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like sons, as sons
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form derived from 'putra' with suffix '-vat'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
वर्तेरन् (varteran) - they should behave, they should act
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - towards the eldest, in the eldest
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, senior, principal, best
Superlative of yuvan (young)
Note: Used as a noun meaning 'the eldest son/brother'
भ्रातरि (bhrātari) - towards the brother, in the brother
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to (dharma), by righteousness
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix '-tas' from 'dharma'