मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-158
पुत्रान द्वादश यानाह नॄणां स्वायंभुवो मनुः ।
तेषां षड बन्धुदायादाः षडदायादबान्धवाः ॥१५८॥
तेषां षड बन्धुदायादाः षडदायादबान्धवाः ॥१५८॥
158. putrān dvādaśa yānāha nṝṇāṁ svāyaṁbhuvo manuḥ ,
teṣāṁ ṣaḍ bandhudāyādāḥ ṣaḍadāyādabāndhavāḥ.
teṣāṁ ṣaḍ bandhudāyādāḥ ṣaḍadāyādabāndhavāḥ.
158.
putrān dvādaśa yān āha nṝṇām svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥ
teṣām ṣaṭ bandhudāyādāḥ ṣaṭ adāyādabāndhavāḥ
teṣām ṣaṭ bandhudāyādāḥ ṣaṭ adāyādabāndhavāḥ
158.
svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥ nṝṇām yān dvādaśa putrān āha
teṣām ṣaṭ bandhudāyādāḥ ṣaṭ adāyādabāndhavāḥ
teṣām ṣaṭ bandhudāyādāḥ ṣaṭ adāyādabāndhavāḥ
158.
Svayambhuva Manu declared twelve kinds of sons for mankind. Among them, six are both inheritors and relatives, while six are neither inheritors nor relatives.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons, children
- द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve
- यान् (yān) - whom, which (plural accusative)
- आह (āha) - said, declared
- नॄणाम् (nṝṇām) - of men, for men, of human beings
- स्वायम्भुवः (svāyambhuvaḥ) - Refers to Manu as the son or descendant of Svayambhu (Brahma), or as self-existent. (self-existent, born from Svayambhu)
- मनुः (manuḥ) - The revered lawgiver, Svayambhuva Manu. (Manu (the lawgiver), man)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - Among these twelve kinds of sons. (of them, among them)
- षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
- बन्धुदायादाः (bandhudāyādāḥ) - relatives and inheritors, heirs and kinsmen
- षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
- अदायादबान्धवाः (adāyādabāndhavāḥ) - neither inheritors nor relatives
Words meanings and morphology
पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons, children
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'putrān'.
यान् (yān) - whom, which (plural accusative)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which
Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'putrān'.
आह (āha) - said, declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular
Root: ah (class 2)
नॄणाम् (nṝṇām) - of men, for men, of human beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, person, human being
स्वायम्भुवः (svāyambhuvaḥ) - Refers to Manu as the son or descendant of Svayambhu (Brahma), or as self-existent. (self-existent, born from Svayambhu)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svāyambhuva
svāyambhuva - self-existent, born from Svayambhu
Derived from svayambhū (self-existent) + aṇ (taddhita suffix).
Note: Qualifies Manu.
मनुः (manuḥ) - The revered lawgiver, Svayambhuva Manu. (Manu (the lawgiver), man)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu, man
Note: Subject of the verb 'āha'.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - Among these twelve kinds of sons. (of them, among them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the twelve sons.
षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
(numeral)
Note: Used as a noun, 'six (of them)'.
बन्धुदायादाः (bandhudāyādāḥ) - relatives and inheritors, heirs and kinsmen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bandhudāyāda
bandhudāyāda - relative and inheritor
Dvanda compound.
Compound type : dvandva (bandhu+dāyāda)
- bandhu – relative, kinsman
noun (masculine) - dāyāda – inheritor, heir
noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'are'.
षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
(numeral)
Note: Used as a noun, 'six (of them)'.
अदायादबान्धवाः (adāyādabāndhavāḥ) - neither inheritors nor relatives
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adāyādabāndhava
adāyādabāndhava - not an inheritor and not a relative
Nañ-Dvanda compound (compound of two negative terms).
Compound type : nañ-dvandva (adāyāda+abāndhava)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - dāyāda – inheritor, heir
noun (masculine) - a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - bandhava – relative, kinsman
noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'are'.