मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-142
गोत्ररिक्थे जनयितुर्न हरेद दत्त्रिमः क्व चित ।
गोत्ररिक्थानुगः पिण्डो व्यपैति ददतः स्वधा ॥१४२॥
गोत्ररिक्थानुगः पिण्डो व्यपैति ददतः स्वधा ॥१४२॥
142. gotrarikthe janayiturna hared dattrimaḥ kva cit ,
gotrarikthānugaḥ piṇḍo vyapaiti dadataḥ svadhā.
gotrarikthānugaḥ piṇḍo vyapaiti dadataḥ svadhā.
142.
gotrarikthe janayituḥ na haret dattṛimaḥ kva cit
gotrarikthānugaḥ piṇḍaḥ vyapaiti dadataḥ svadhā
gotrarikthānugaḥ piṇḍaḥ vyapaiti dadataḥ svadhā
142.
An adopted son should never claim the lineage (gotra) or inheritance of his biological father. The ancestral offering (piṇḍa), which is connected to the original lineage and inheritance, ceases for the biological father who gives his son in adoption, as do his ancestral rites (svadhā).
Words meanings summery:
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- गोत्ररिक्थे (gotrarikthe) - in the lineage (gotra) and estate of the biological father (in the lineage and inheritance)
- जनयितुः (janayituḥ) - of the biological father (who gives his son in adoption) (of the progenitor, of the father)
- न (na) - not, no
- हरेत् (haret) - should claim or inherit (should take, should carry, should seize)
- दत्तृइमः (dattṛimaḥ) - an adopted son, artificial son
- क्व (kva) - where?
- चित् (cit) - even, indeed, some
- गोत्ररिक्थानुगः (gotrarikthānugaḥ) - following the lineage and inheritance, connected to the lineage and inheritance
- पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ritual offering (piṇḍa) to ancestors (ball, lump, offering to ancestors)
- व्यपैति (vyapaiti) - departs, ceases, disappears
- ददतः (dadataḥ) - of the biological father who gives his son away (of the giver, from the giver)
- स्वधा (svadhā) - ancestral rites (svadhā) (ancestral offering, oblation to ancestors)
Words meanings and morphology
गोत्ररिक्थे (gotrarikthe) - in the lineage (gotra) and estate of the biological father (in the lineage and inheritance)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gotrariktha
gotrariktha - lineage and inheritance, family and estate
compound noun
Compound type : dvandva (gotra+riktha)
- gotra – lineage, clan, family, race
noun (neuter) - riktha – inheritance, estate, property, legacy
noun (neuter)
Note: compound of gotra (lineage) and riktha (inheritance)
जनयितुः (janayituḥ) - of the biological father (who gives his son in adoption) (of the progenitor, of the father)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of janayitṛ
janayitṛ - progenitor, father, producer, creator
agent noun from root jan
Root: jan (class 4)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
हरेत् (haret) - should claim or inherit (should take, should carry, should seize)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of hṛ
optative mood
3rd person singular, active voice
Root: hṛ (class 1)
दत्तृइमः (dattṛimaḥ) - an adopted son, artificial son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dattṛima
dattṛima - adopted son, artificial son (derived from datta - given)
derived from dātṛ (giver) or datta (given)
Root: dā (class 3)
क्व (kva) - where?
(indeclinable)
interrogative adverb
Note: Part of the phrase 'kva cit'.
चित् (cit) - even, indeed, some
(indeclinable)
particle
Note: Part of the phrase 'kva cit'.
गोत्ररिक्थानुगः (gotrarikthānugaḥ) - following the lineage and inheritance, connected to the lineage and inheritance
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gotrarikthānuga
gotrarikthānuga - following the lineage and inheritance
compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gotrariktha+anuga)
- gotrariktha – lineage and inheritance, family and estate
noun (neuter)
dvandva compound - anuga – following, accompanying, conformable to
adjective (masculine)
derived from anu + gam
Prefix: anu
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies piṇḍaḥ.
पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ritual offering (piṇḍa) to ancestors (ball, lump, offering to ancestors)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa
piṇḍa - ball, lump, body, an offering of rice or flour to deceased ancestors
Note: Subject of vyapaiti.
व्यपैति (vyapaiti) - departs, ceases, disappears
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
present tense
3rd person singular, active voice
Prefixes: vi+apa
Root: i (class 2)
ददतः (dadataḥ) - of the biological father who gives his son away (of the giver, from the giver)
(participle)
masculine, singular of dadat
dadat - giving, bestowing, a giver
present active participle
derived from root dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Genitive case implying possession or relationship ("of the giver").
स्वधा (svadhā) - ancestral rites (svadhā) (ancestral offering, oblation to ancestors)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svadhā
svadhā - innate power, self-power, ancestral offering, oblation to ancestors, a ritual exclamation
Note: Subject of vyapaiti implicitly, or in apposition to piṇḍaḥ.