मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-113
ज्येष्ठश्चैव कनिष्ठश्च संहरेतां यथोदितम ।
येऽन्ये ज्येष्ठकनिष्ठाभ्यां तेषां स्यान मध्यमं धनम ॥११३॥
येऽन्ये ज्येष्ठकनिष्ठाभ्यां तेषां स्यान मध्यमं धनम ॥११३॥
113. jyeṣṭhaścaiva kaniṣṭhaśca saṁharetāṁ yathoditam ,
ye'nye jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭhābhyāṁ teṣāṁ syān madhyamaṁ dhanam.
ye'nye jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭhābhyāṁ teṣāṁ syān madhyamaṁ dhanam.
113.
jyeṣṭhaḥ ca eva kaniṣṭhaḥ ca saṃharetām yathā uditam ye
anye jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭhābhyām teṣām syāt madhyamam dhanam
anye jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭhābhyām teṣām syāt madhyamam dhanam
113.
jyeṣṭhaḥ ca eva kaniṣṭhaḥ ca yathā uditam saṃharetām.
ye anye jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭhābhyām,
teṣām madhyamam dhanam syāt.
ye anye jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭhābhyām,
teṣām madhyamam dhanam syāt.
113.
The eldest and the youngest sons should indeed inherit their shares as prescribed. For those other sons who are neither the eldest nor the youngest, a middle portion of the wealth should be theirs.
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest son (the eldest, the oldest)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
- कनिष्ठः (kaniṣṭhaḥ) - the youngest son (the youngest, the smallest)
- च (ca) - and, also
- संहरेताम् (saṁharetām) - they two should take, they two should inherit
- यथा (yathā) - as, according to, in which way
- उदितम् (uditam) - as prescribed (declared, stated, arisen)
- ये (ye) - those other sons who (those who, which)
- अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones
- ज्येष्ठकनिष्ठाभ्याम् (jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭhābhyām) - than the eldest and youngest sons (than the eldest and youngest)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - for those middle sons (of them, for them)
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - middle portion or share (middle, intermediate)
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, riches
Words meanings and morphology
ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest son (the eldest, the oldest)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, superior
Superlative form derived from an adjective root
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
कनिष्ठः (kaniṣṭhaḥ) - the youngest son (the youngest, the smallest)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaniṣṭha
kaniṣṭha - youngest, smallest, inferior
Superlative form, derived from a root meaning 'small' or 'young'
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
संहरेताम् (saṁharetām) - they two should take, they two should inherit
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of hṛ
Prefix: sam
Root: hṛ (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - as, according to, in which way
(indeclinable)
उदितम् (uditam) - as prescribed (declared, stated, arisen)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of udita
udita - declared, stated, risen, appeared
Past Passive Participle
Root vad (to speak) with prefix ud (up, forth)
Prefix: ud
Root: vad (class 1)
ये (ye) - those other sons who (those who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
ज्येष्ठकनिष्ठाभ्याम् (jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭhābhyām) - than the eldest and youngest sons (than the eldest and youngest)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, dual of jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭha
jyeṣṭhakaniṣṭha - the eldest and the youngest
Compound type : dvandva (jyeṣṭha+kaniṣṭha)
- jyeṣṭha – eldest, chief, superior
adjective (masculine)
Superlative form - kaniṣṭha – youngest, smallest, inferior
adjective (masculine)
Superlative form
तेषाम् (teṣām) - for those middle sons (of them, for them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - middle portion or share (middle, intermediate)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of madhyama
madhyama - middle, intermediate, central
Derived from madhya (middle) with -ma suffix
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, riches
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, riches, money
Root: dhā (class 3)