मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-125
सदृशस्त्रीषु जातानां पुत्राणामविशेषतः ।
न मातृतो ज्यैष्ठ्यमस्ति जन्मतो ज्यैष्ठ्यमुच्यते ॥१२५॥
न मातृतो ज्यैष्ठ्यमस्ति जन्मतो ज्यैष्ठ्यमुच्यते ॥१२५॥
125. sadṛśastrīṣu jātānāṁ putrāṇāmaviśeṣataḥ ,
na mātṛto jyaiṣṭhyamasti janmato jyaiṣṭhyamucyate.
na mātṛto jyaiṣṭhyamasti janmato jyaiṣṭhyamucyate.
125.
sadṛśastrīṣu jātānām putrāṇām aviśeṣataḥ na
mātṛtaḥ jyaiṣṭhyam asti janmataḥ jyaiṣṭhyam ucyate
mātṛtaḥ jyaiṣṭhyam asti janmataḥ jyaiṣṭhyam ucyate
125.
sadṛśastrīṣu jātānām putrāṇām aviśeṣataḥ na
mātṛtaḥ jyaiṣṭhyam asti janmataḥ jyaiṣṭhyam ucyate
mātṛtaḥ jyaiṣṭhyam asti janmataḥ jyaiṣṭhyam ucyate
125.
Among sons born to wives of equal status, there is no distinction based on the mother; rather, seniority (jyaiṣṭhya) is declared solely by birth.
Words meanings summery:
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- सदृशस्त्रीषु (sadṛśastrīṣu) - among wives of equal status/class
- जातानाम् (jātānām) - of those born, of the produced
- पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons
- अविशेषतः (aviśeṣataḥ) - without distinction, equally
- न (na) - not, no
- मातृतः (mātṛtaḥ) - from the mother, according to the mother
- ज्यैष्ठ्यम् (jyaiṣṭhyam) - seniority, elder status, primogeniture
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- जन्मतः (janmataḥ) - by birth, from birth
- ज्यैष्ठ्यम् (jyaiṣṭhyam) - seniority, elder status
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is called
Words meanings and morphology
सदृशस्त्रीषु (sadṛśastrīṣu) - among wives of equal status/class
(compound noun)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sadṛśa+strī)
- sadṛśa – similar, equal, like
adjective (feminine) - strī – woman, wife
noun (feminine)
जातानाम् (jātānām) - of those born, of the produced
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of jāta
jāta - born, produced, occurred
Past Passive Participle
from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
अविशेषतः (aviśeṣataḥ) - without distinction, equally
(indeclinable)
from aviśeṣa (no distinction) + -tas (suffix for 'from, according to')
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+viśeṣa)
- a – not, non-
prefix - viśeṣa – distinction, difference, peculiarity
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
मातृतः (mātṛtaḥ) - from the mother, according to the mother
(indeclinable)
ablative suffix -tas added to mātṛ (mother)
ज्यैष्ठ्यम् (jyaiṣṭhyam) - seniority, elder status, primogeniture
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jyaiṣṭhya
jyaiṣṭhya - seniority, primogeniture, pre-eminence
from jyeṣṭha (eldest) + -ya (suffix for abstract noun)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
जन्मतः (janmataḥ) - by birth, from birth
(indeclinable)
ablative suffix -tas added to janman (birth)
ज्यैष्ठ्यम् (jyaiṣṭhyam) - seniority, elder status
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jyaiṣṭhya
jyaiṣṭhya - seniority, primogeniture, pre-eminence
from jyeṣṭha (eldest) + -ya (suffix for abstract noun)
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is called
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)