मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-110
यो ज्येष्ठो ज्येष्ठवृत्तिः स्यान मातैव स पितैव सः ।
अज्येष्ठवृत्तिर्यस्तु स्यात स संपूज्यस्तु बन्धुवत ॥११०॥
अज्येष्ठवृत्तिर्यस्तु स्यात स संपूज्यस्तु बन्धुवत ॥११०॥
110. yo jyeṣṭho jyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ syān mātaiva sa pitaiva saḥ ,
ajyeṣṭhavṛttiryastu syāt sa saṁpūjyastu bandhuvat.
ajyeṣṭhavṛttiryastu syāt sa saṁpūjyastu bandhuvat.
110.
yaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ jyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ syāt mātā iva saḥ pitā iva
saḥ ajyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ yaḥ tu syāt saḥ saṃpūjyaḥ tu bandhuvat
saḥ ajyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ yaḥ tu syāt saḥ saṃpūjyaḥ tu bandhuvat
110.
yaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ jyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ syāt,
saḥ mātā iva,
saḥ pitā iva.
yaḥ tu ajyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ syāt,
saḥ bandhuvat saṃpūjyaḥ tu.
saḥ mātā iva,
saḥ pitā iva.
yaḥ tu ajyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ syāt,
saḥ bandhuvat saṃpūjyaḥ tu.
110.
Whoever is the eldest and conducts himself with the decorum appropriate to an elder, he is to be regarded as a mother and a father. But whoever does not conduct himself as an elder should, he is to be revered like a kinsman.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which one
- ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest, the oldest, chief
- ज्येष्ठवृत्तिः (jyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ) - whose conduct is like an elder, acting as an elder
- स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be
- माता (mātā) - mother
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- पिता (pitā) - father
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- अज्येष्ठवृत्तिः (ajyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ) - whose conduct is not like an elder, not acting as an elder
- यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which one
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- संपूज्यः (saṁpūjyaḥ) - to be revered, worthy of honor
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- बन्धुवत् (bandhuvat) - like a kinsman, like a relative
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest, the oldest, chief
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, superior
Superlative form derived from an adjective root (often 'praise' or 'excel')
ज्येष्ठवृत्तिः (jyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ) - whose conduct is like an elder, acting as an elder
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭhavṛtti
jyeṣṭhavṛtti - conduct befitting an elder, an elder's behavior
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jyeṣṭha+vṛtti)
- jyeṣṭha – eldest, chief, superior
adjective (masculine)
Superlative form - vṛtti – conduct, course of action, livelihood
noun (feminine)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
माता (mātā) - mother
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पिता (pitā) - father
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अज्येष्ठवृत्तिः (ajyeṣṭhavṛttiḥ) - whose conduct is not like an elder, not acting as an elder
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ajyeṣṭhavṛtti
ajyeṣṭhavṛtti - conduct not befitting an elder, improper behavior for an elder
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jyeṣṭhavṛtti)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - jyeṣṭhavṛtti – conduct befitting an elder, an elder's behavior
noun (masculine)
Bahuvrīhi compound of jyeṣṭha and vṛtti
यः (yaḥ) - whoever, which one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
संपूज्यः (saṁpūjyaḥ) - to be revered, worthy of honor
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpūjya
saṁpūjya - to be worshipped, respectable, venerable
Gerundive
Root pūj (to worship, honor) with prefix sam- forming a gerundive
Prefix: sam
Root: pūj (class 10)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
बन्धुवत् (bandhuvat) - like a kinsman, like a relative
(indeclinable)
Formed from noun 'bandhu' (kinsman) with suffix -vat (like)