मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-112
ज्येष्ठस्य विंश उद्धारः सर्वद्रव्याच्च यद वरम ।
ततोऽर्धं मध्यमस्य स्यात तुरीयं तु यवीयसः ॥११२॥
ततोऽर्धं मध्यमस्य स्यात तुरीयं तु यवीयसः ॥११२॥
112. jyeṣṭhasya viṁśa uddhāraḥ sarvadravyācca yad varam ,
tato'rdhaṁ madhyamasya syāt turīyaṁ tu yavīyasaḥ.
tato'rdhaṁ madhyamasya syāt turīyaṁ tu yavīyasaḥ.
112.
jyeṣṭhasya viṃśaḥ uddhāraḥ sarvadrvyāt ca yat varam
tataḥ ardham madhyamasya syāt turīyam tu yavīyasaḥ
tataḥ ardham madhyamasya syāt turīyam tu yavīyasaḥ
112.
jyeṣṭhasya sarvadrvyāt viṃśaḥ uddhāraḥ ca yat varam (syāt).
tataḥ ardham madhyamasya syāt,
tu turīyam yavīyasaḥ (syāt).
tataḥ ardham madhyamasya syāt,
tu turīyam yavīyasaḥ (syāt).
112.
The special share for the eldest son is one-twentieth of all the property, along with the choicest part. Half of that (share) should then be for the middle son, and a fourth of it for the youngest.
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the eldest son (of the eldest, of the oldest)
- विंशः (viṁśaḥ) - a twentieth part
- उद्धारः (uddhāraḥ) - special share, portion, extraction
- सर्वद्र्व्यात् (sarvadrvyāt) - from all property, from all wealth
- च (ca) - and, also
- यत् (yat) - that which is (what, which)
- वरम् (varam) - best, choicest, excellent
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
- अर्धम् (ardham) - half
- मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya) - of the middle son (of the middle, of the intermediate)
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- तुरीयम् (turīyam) - a fourth part
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- यवीयसः (yavīyasaḥ) - of the youngest son (of the youngest, of the younger)
Words meanings and morphology
ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the eldest son (of the eldest, of the oldest)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, superior
Superlative form derived from an adjective root
विंशः (viṁśaḥ) - a twentieth part
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṃśa
viṁśa - a twentieth, twentieth part
Derived from viṃśati (twenty)
उद्धारः (uddhāraḥ) - special share, portion, extraction
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uddhāra
uddhāra - a special share (in inheritance), portion, extraction
Root dhṛ (to hold) with prefix ud (up, out)
Prefix: ud
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
सर्वद्र्व्यात् (sarvadrvyāt) - from all property, from all wealth
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sarvadravya
sarvadravya - all property, all wealth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dravya)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine) - dravya – property, substance, wealth
noun (neuter)
Root: dru (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - that which is (what, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
वरम् (varam) - best, choicest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vara
vara - best, choicest, excellent, boon
Root: vṛ (class 5)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad (that) with -tas suffix
अर्धम् (ardham) - half
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ardha
ardha - half, a part, side
मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya) - of the middle son (of the middle, of the intermediate)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of madhyama
madhyama - middle, intermediate, central
Derived from madhya (middle) with -ma suffix
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
तुरीयम् (turīyam) - a fourth part
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of turīya
turīya - fourth, a fourth part
Ordinal numeral, derived from catur (four)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
यवीयसः (yavīyasaḥ) - of the youngest son (of the youngest, of the younger)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yavīyas
yavīyas - younger, youngest
Comparative/superlative form derived from yuvan (young)