मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-152
सर्वं वा रिक्थजातं तद दशधा परिकल्प्य च ।
धर्म्यं विभागं कुर्वीत विधिनाऽनेन धर्मवित ॥१५२॥
धर्म्यं विभागं कुर्वीत विधिनाऽनेन धर्मवित ॥१५२॥
152. sarvaṁ vā rikthajātaṁ tad daśadhā parikalpya ca ,
dharmyaṁ vibhāgaṁ kurvīta vidhinā'nena dharmavit.
dharmyaṁ vibhāgaṁ kurvīta vidhinā'nena dharmavit.
152.
sarvam vā rikthajātam tat daśadhā parikalpya ca
dharmyam vibhāgam kurvīta vidhinā anena dharmavit
dharmyam vibhāgam kurvīta vidhinā anena dharmavit
152.
vā dharmavit tat sarvam rikthajātam daśadhā
parikalpya ca anena vidhinā dharmyam vibhāgam kurvīta
parikalpya ca anena vidhinā dharmyam vibhāgam kurvīta
152.
Or, having conceptually divided all that inherited property into ten parts, the knower of natural law (dharma) should make the lawful division according to this rule.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of the (all, entire, whole)
- वा (vā) - or (indicating an alternative method) (or, either...or)
- रिक्थजातम् (rikthajātam) - all inherited wealth or property (inherited property, patrimony, all kinds of wealth)
- तत् (tat) - that (referring to the inherited property) (that, it)
- दशधा (daśadhā) - divided into ten portions (in ten parts, tenfold)
- परिकल्प्य (parikalpya) - having conceptually divided or arranged (having imagined, having arranged, having distributed, having considered)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - a division in accordance with natural law (dharma) (righteous, lawful, conforming to (dharma))
- विभागम् (vibhāgam) - the act of dividing or partitioning property (division, partition, share)
- कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should perform (the division) (should do, should make, should perform)
- विधिना (vidhinā) - according to this prescribed method or rule (by rule, by method, according to law)
- अनेन (anena) - by this (referring to the method or rule) (by this, by that)
- धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who understands or is an expert in natural law (dharma) (knower of (dharma), expert in law/duty)
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of the (all, entire, whole)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, entire, whole
Note: Also accusative singular, agrees with 'rikthajātam'.
वा (vā) - or (indicating an alternative method) (or, either...or)
(indeclinable)
रिक्थजातम् (rikthajātam) - all inherited wealth or property (inherited property, patrimony, all kinds of wealth)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rikthajāta
rikthajāta - inherited property, patrimony, all kinds of wealth
Compound of riktha (inheritance) and jāta (born, produced, collection).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (riktha+jāta)
- riktha – inheritance, legacy
noun (neuter)
Root: ric (class 7) - jāta – born, produced, originated, collection
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jan (to be born, produce).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Direct object of 'parikalpya' (implied).
तत् (tat) - that (referring to the inherited property) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, such
Note: Also accusative singular, refers to 'rikthajātam'.
दशधा (daśadhā) - divided into ten portions (in ten parts, tenfold)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -dhā (in parts) added to daśa (ten).
Note: Modifies 'parikalpya'.
परिकल्प्य (parikalpya) - having conceptually divided or arranged (having imagined, having arranged, having distributed, having considered)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Root kḷp (to arrange, dispose) with prefixes pari and sam, and suffix -ya.
Prefix: pari
Root: kḷp (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - a division in accordance with natural law (dharma) (righteous, lawful, conforming to (dharma))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmya
dharmya - righteous, lawful, conforming to (dharma), just
Derived from dharma with suffix -ya.
Note: Agrees with 'vibhāgam'.
विभागम् (vibhāgam) - the act of dividing or partitioning property (division, partition, share)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhāga
vibhāga - division, partition, share, distribution
Prefix vi + root bhaj (to divide).
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Direct object of 'kurvīta'.
कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should perform (the division) (should do, should make, should perform)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विधिना (vidhinā) - according to this prescribed method or rule (by rule, by method, according to law)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, method, injunction, law, fate
Prefix vi + root dhā (to place, arrange).
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
अनेन (anena) - by this (referring to the method or rule) (by this, by that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Agrees with 'vidhinā'.
धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one who understands or is an expert in natural law (dharma) (knower of (dharma), expert in law/duty)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid
dharmavid - knower of (dharma), expert in law/duty
Compound of dharma (law, duty) and vid (knowing).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)
- dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - vid – knowing, wise
adjective
Derived from root vid (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Subject of 'kurvīta'.