मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-167
यस्तल्पजः प्रमीतस्य क्लीबस्य व्याधितस्य वा ।
स्वधर्मेण नियुक्तायां स पुत्रः क्षेत्रजः स्मृतः ॥१६७॥
स्वधर्मेण नियुक्तायां स पुत्रः क्षेत्रजः स्मृतः ॥१६७॥
167. yastalpajaḥ pramītasya klībasya vyādhitasya vā ,
svadharmeṇa niyuktāyāṁ sa putraḥ kṣetrajaḥ smṛtaḥ.
svadharmeṇa niyuktāyāṁ sa putraḥ kṣetrajaḥ smṛtaḥ.
167.
yaḥ talpajaḥ pramītasya klībasya vyādhitasya vā
svadharmeṇa niyuktāyām saḥ putraḥ kṣetrajah smṛtaḥ
svadharmeṇa niyuktāyām saḥ putraḥ kṣetrajah smṛtaḥ
167.
yaḥ pramītasya klībasya vā vyādhitasya svadharmeṇa niyuktāyām talpajaḥ,
saḥ putraḥ kṣetrajah smṛtaḥ
saḥ putraḥ kṣetrajah smṛtaḥ
167.
That son, who is born in a woman (wife) who has been duly appointed according to custom (svadharmeṇa) for a deceased, impotent, or sick man, is declared to be a field-born son (kṣetraja).
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- तल्पजः (talpajaḥ) - born to the wife (by another man in niyoga) (born from the bed (i.e., of sexual union))
- प्रमीतस्य (pramītasya) - of one who is dead, of the deceased
- क्लीबस्य (klībasya) - of an impotent man
- व्याधितस्य (vyādhitasya) - of a sick man, of one who is ill
- वा (vā) - or
- स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - according to one's own rule/duty/law, according to proper custom
- नियुक्तायाम् (niyuktāyām) - in a woman appointed to bear a son (through niyoga) (in a woman who is appointed, in an appointed woman)
- सः (saḥ) - that (son), he
- पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
- क्षेत्रजह् (kṣetrajah) - son born through niyoga (appointment) (field-born (son), son born to one's wife by another man)
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered, is declared, is traditionally known
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who
तल्पजः (talpajaḥ) - born to the wife (by another man in niyoga) (born from the bed (i.e., of sexual union))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of talpaja
talpaja - born from the bed, born to the wife
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (talpa+ja)
- talpa – bed, couch
noun (masculine/neuter) - ja – born, produced (often as suffix)
adjective
Root: jan (class 4)
प्रमीतस्य (pramītasya) - of one who is dead, of the deceased
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pramīta
pramīta - dead, deceased, departed
Past Passive Participle
Formed from pra-mṛ (to die).
Prefix: pra
Root: mṛ (class 2)
क्लीबस्य (klībasya) - of an impotent man
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of klība
klība - impotent, eunuch, weak, timid
व्याधितस्य (vyādhitasya) - of a sick man, of one who is ill
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vyādhita
vyādhita - sick, diseased, ill
Past Passive Participle
Formed from vi-ā-dhā (to afflict).
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
स्वधर्मेण (svadharmeṇa) - according to one's own rule/duty/law, according to proper custom
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svadharma
svadharma - one's own essential nature (dharma), one's own duty, one's own custom or law
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun - dharma – essential nature, duty, righteousness, law, custom
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
नियुक्तायाम् (niyuktāyām) - in a woman appointed to bear a son (through niyoga) (in a woman who is appointed, in an appointed woman)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of niyuktā
niyuktā - an appointed woman, one who is engaged or assigned
Past Passive Participle
Feminine form of niyukta, formed from ni-yuj (to appoint, engage).
Prefix: ni
Root: yuj (class 7)
सः (saḥ) - that (son), he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son
क्षेत्रजह् (kṣetrajah) - son born through niyoga (appointment) (field-born (son), son born to one's wife by another man)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetraja
kṣetraja - born from the field (wife), son born by appointment (niyoga)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+ja)
- kṣetra – field, land, area, wife (in legal contexts)
noun (neuter) - ja – born, produced (often as suffix)
adjective
Root: jan (class 4)
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered, is declared, is traditionally known
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, declared, taught
Past Passive Participle
Formed from smṛ (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)