मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-147
या नियुक्ताऽन्यतः पुत्रं देवराद वाऽप्यवाप्नुयात ।
तं कामजमरिक्थीयं वृथोत्पन्नं प्रचक्षते ॥१४७॥
तं कामजमरिक्थीयं वृथोत्पन्नं प्रचक्षते ॥१४७॥
147. yā niyuktā'nyataḥ putraṁ devarād vā'pyavāpnuyāt ,
taṁ kāmajamarikthīyaṁ vṛthotpannaṁ pracakṣate.
taṁ kāmajamarikthīyaṁ vṛthotpannaṁ pracakṣate.
147.
yā niyuktā anyataḥ putram devarāt vā api avāpnuyāt
tam kāmajam arikthīyam vṛthā utpannam pracakṣate
tam kāmajam arikthīyam vṛthā utpannam pracakṣate
147.
yā niyuktā anyataḥ vā devarāt api putram avāpnuyāt
tam kāmajam arikthīyam vṛthā utpannam pracakṣate
tam kāmajam arikthīyam vṛthā utpannam pracakṣate
147.
If a woman, appointed (for procreation), obtains a son from another man or even from her husband's brother (devara), they declare that child to be born of desire, not entitled to inheritance, and produced in vain.
Words meanings summery:
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- या (yā) - she who (the appointed woman) (who, which, she who)
- नियुक्ता (niyuktā) - (a woman) appointed (for begetting progeny) (appointed, assigned, engaged)
- अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from another (man) (from another, from elsewhere, from a different person)
- पुत्रम् (putram) - a son (son, child)
- देवरात् (devarāt) - from her husband's brother (devara) (from a husband's brother, from a brother-in-law)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
- अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - obtains (should obtain, may obtain, should acquire)
- तम् (tam) - that (son) (him, that (masculine))
- कामजम् (kāmajam) - born of desire/lust (born of desire, produced by lust)
- अरिक्थीयम् (arikthīyam) - not entitled to inheritance (not entitled to inheritance, unworthy of succession)
- वृथा (vṛthā) - fruitlessly, in vain (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly)
- उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - produced (born) (produced, born, arisen)
- प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - they declare (they declare, they proclaim, they name)
Words meanings and morphology
या (yā) - she who (the appointed woman) (who, which, she who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whoever
Note: Subject of 'avāpnuyāt'.
नियुक्ता (niyuktā) - (a woman) appointed (for begetting progeny) (appointed, assigned, engaged)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of niyukta
niyukta - appointed, assigned, engaged, employed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yuj (to join, connect) with upasarga ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Qualifies 'yā'.
अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from another (man) (from another, from elsewhere, from a different person)
(indeclinable)
Avyaya formed from anya (other) with suffix -tas.
Note: Modifies 'avāpnuyāt'.
पुत्रम् (putram) - a son (son, child)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child, offspring
Note: Object of 'avāpnuyāt'.
देवरात् (devarāt) - from her husband's brother (devara) (from a husband's brother, from a brother-in-law)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of devara
devara - husband's brother, brother-in-law
Note: Indicates source.
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'anyataḥ' and 'devarāt'.
अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'devarāt'.
अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - obtains (should obtain, may obtain, should acquire)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ava-āp
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Main verb of the conditional clause.
तम् (tam) - that (son) (him, that (masculine))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'putram'. Object of 'pracakṣate'.
कामजम् (kāmajam) - born of desire/lust (born of desire, produced by lust)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmaja
kāmaja - born of desire, produced by love/lust
Formed from kāma (desire) + ja (born).
Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+ja)
- kāma – desire, love, lust
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
suffix
Derived from root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'tam'.
अरिक्थीयम् (arikthīyam) - not entitled to inheritance (not entitled to inheritance, unworthy of succession)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of arikthīya
arikthīya - not entitled to inheritance
From a (negation) + riktha (inheritance) + īya (suffix).
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+riktha)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - riktha – inheritance, legacy
noun (neuter)
Root: ric (class 7)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'tam'.
वृथा (vṛthā) - fruitlessly, in vain (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies 'utpannam'.
उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - produced (born) (produced, born, arisen)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of utpanna
utpanna - produced, born, arisen, existing
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root pad (to go) with upasarga ut.
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'tam'.
प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - they declare (they declare, they proclaim, they name)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-cakṣ
From root cakṣ (to see, to declare) with upasarga pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
Note: The implied subject is 'people' or 'the wise'.