मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-120
यवीयान्ज्येष्ठभार्यायां पुत्रमुत्पादयेद यदि ।
समस्तत्र विभागः स्यादिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः ॥१२०॥
समस्तत्र विभागः स्यादिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः ॥१२०॥
120. yavīyānjyeṣṭhabhāryāyāṁ putramutpādayed yadi ,
samastatra vibhāgaḥ syāditi dharmo vyavasthitaḥ.
samastatra vibhāgaḥ syāditi dharmo vyavasthitaḥ.
120.
yavīyān jyeṣṭhabhāryāyām putram utpādayet yadi
samaḥ tatra vibhāgaḥ syāt iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
samaḥ tatra vibhāgaḥ syāt iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
120.
yadi yavīyān jyeṣṭhabhāryāyām putram utpādayet
tatra samaḥ vibhāgaḥ syāt iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
tatra samaḥ vibhāgaḥ syāt iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
120.
If a younger brother begets a son with the wife of his elder brother, then in that situation, the division (of property) should be equal. Thus, this rule (dharma) is established.
Words meanings summery:
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- यवीयान् (yavīyān) - the younger, younger brother
- ज्येष्ठभार्यायाम् (jyeṣṭhabhāryāyām) - in the eldest brother's wife, on the eldest brother's wife
- पुत्रम् (putram) - a son
- उत्पादयेत् (utpādayet) - he should produce, he should beget
- यदि (yadi) - if, in case
- समः (samaḥ) - equal, same
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case
- विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - division (of property) (division, share)
- स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - rule of law (dharma) (rule, law, sacred duty (dharma))
- व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - established, fixed, settled
Words meanings and morphology
यवीयान् (yavīyān) - the younger, younger brother
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvā
yuvā - young, youthful
Comparative form of yuvan (young)
ज्येष्ठभार्यायाम् (jyeṣṭhabhāryāyām) - in the eldest brother's wife, on the eldest brother's wife
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭhabhāryā
jyeṣṭhabhāryā - eldest brother's wife
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyeṣṭha+bhāryā)
- jyeṣṭha – eldest, chief
adjective (masculine)
Superlative of yuvan (young) - bhāryā – wife, she who is to be supported
noun (feminine)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From √bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇyaT suffix
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
पुत्रम् (putram) - a son
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
उत्पादयेत् (utpādayet) - he should produce, he should beget
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pad
Causative stem
Causative of √pad (pādayati)
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)
यदि (yadi) - if, in case
(indeclinable)
समः (samaḥ) - equal, same
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, uniform, even
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case
(indeclinable)
विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - division (of property) (division, share)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāga
vibhāga - division, share, portion, distribution
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - rule of law (dharma) (rule, law, sacred duty (dharma))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - intrinsic nature, natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, rule, religious merit
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - established, fixed, settled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita
vyavasthita - established, fixed, settled, arranged
Past Passive Participle
From vi-ava-√sthā
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)