मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-170
उत्पद्यते गृहे यस्तु न च ज्ञायेत कस्य सः ।
स गृहे गूढ उत्पन्नस्तस्य स्याद यस्य तल्पजः ॥१७०॥
स गृहे गूढ उत्पन्नस्तस्य स्याद यस्य तल्पजः ॥१७०॥
170. utpadyate gṛhe yastu na ca jñāyeta kasya saḥ ,
sa gṛhe gūḍha utpannastasya syād yasya talpajaḥ.
sa gṛhe gūḍha utpannastasya syād yasya talpajaḥ.
170.
utpadyate gṛhe yaḥ tu na ca jñāyeta kasya saḥ saḥ
gṛhe gūḍhaḥ utpannaḥ tasya syāt yasya talpajaḥ
gṛhe gūḍhaḥ utpannaḥ tasya syāt yasya talpajaḥ
170.
yaḥ tu gṛhe utpadyate ca kasya saḥ na jñāyeta,
saḥ gṛhe gūḍhaḥ utpannaḥ yasya talpajaḥ,
tasya syāt.
saḥ gṛhe gūḍhaḥ utpannaḥ yasya talpajaḥ,
tasya syāt.
170.
If a child is born in a house and it is not known whose he is, then that child, secretly born in the house, should be considered the son of the man whose legitimate (talpaja) child he is.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्पद्यते (utpadyate) - is born (is born, originates, appears)
- गृहे (gṛhe) - in a house (in the house, at home)
- यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)
- तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- ज्ञायेत (jñāyeta) - is known (might be known, should be known)
- कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
- सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
- सः (saḥ) - that (child) (he, that)
- गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house (in the house, at home)
- गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - secretly (born) (hidden, secret, concealed)
- उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born (born, produced, arisen)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (i.e., of the husband) (his, of that)
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be considered (might be, should be, would be)
- यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
- तल्पजः (talpajaḥ) - legitimate (bed-born) child (born on the bed, legitimate child)
Words meanings and morphology
उत्पद्यते (utpadyate) - is born (is born, originates, appears)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of utpad
Present Middle
Passive form of ut-pad.
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)
गृहे (gṛhe) - in a house (in the house, at home)
(noun)
Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
ज्ञायेत (jñāyeta) - is known (might be known, should be known)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of jñā
Optative Passive
3rd person singular passive optative.
Root: jñā (class 9)
कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
सः (saḥ) - that (child) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Sandhi with following gṛhe makes it sa gṛhe in the original verse.
गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house (in the house, at home)
(noun)
Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - secretly (born) (hidden, secret, concealed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gūḍha
gūḍha - hidden, secret, concealed, obscure
Past Passive Participle
From root guh (to hide).
Root: guh (class 1)
उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born (born, produced, arisen)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of utpanna
utpanna - born, produced, arisen, happened
Past Passive Participle
From root pad with prefix ut.
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)
तस्य (tasya) - his (i.e., of the husband) (his, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
स्यात् (syāt) - should be considered (might be, should be, would be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative
3rd person singular optative.
Root: as (class 2)
यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
तल्पजः (talpajaḥ) - legitimate (bed-born) child (born on the bed, legitimate child)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of talpaja
talpaja - born on the bed, legitimate child (child of the husband)
Compound: talpa (bed) + ja (born from).
Compound type : tatpurusha (talpa+ja)
- talpa – bed, couch, couch for the sick
noun (masculine) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
suffix for 'born from'
From root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)