मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-174
क्रीणीयाद यस्त्वपत्यार्थं मातापित्रोर्यमन्तिकात ।
स क्रीतकः सुतस्तस्य सदृशोऽसदृशोऽपि वा ॥१७४॥
स क्रीतकः सुतस्तस्य सदृशोऽसदृशोऽपि वा ॥१७४॥
174. krīṇīyād yastvapatyārthaṁ mātāpitroryamantikāt ,
sa krītakaḥ sutastasya sadṛśo'sadṛśo'pi vā.
sa krītakaḥ sutastasya sadṛśo'sadṛśo'pi vā.
174.
kṛṇīyāt yaḥ tu apatyārtham mātāpitroḥ yam antikāt
saḥ krītakaḥ sutaḥ tasya sadṛśaḥ asadṛśaḥ api vā
saḥ krītakaḥ sutaḥ tasya sadṛśaḥ asadṛśaḥ api vā
174.
yaḥ tu apatyārtham yam mātāpitroḥ antikāt kṛṇīyāt
saḥ krītakaḥ sutaḥ tasya sadṛśaḥ asadṛśaḥ api vā
saḥ krītakaḥ sutaḥ tasya sadṛśaḥ asadṛśaḥ api vā
174.
The man who buys a child from its parents for the purpose of having a son, that purchased child becomes his son, whether the child resembles him or not.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृणीयात् (kṛṇīyāt) - should buy (a child) (should buy, may buy)
- यः (yaḥ) - whoever (the man) (who, whoever)
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however
- अपत्यार्थम् (apatyārtham) - for the purpose of having a son (for the purpose of offspring, for the sake of a child)
- मातापित्रोः (mātāpitroḥ) - of its (the child's) parents (of the mother and father, of the parents)
- यम् (yam) - whom (the child) (whom, which)
- अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from (the parents) (from near, from the proximity of)
- सः (saḥ) - that (son) (he, that)
- क्रीतकः (krītakaḥ) - a purchased son (purchased, bought, a purchased one)
- सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (son, born)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (of the buyer) (of him, his)
- सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar (to the buyer) (similar, like, resembling)
- असदृशः (asadṛśaḥ) - dissimilar (to the buyer) (dissimilar, unlike)
- अपि (api) - whether...or (in conjunction with vā) (also, even, too)
- वा (vā) - whether...or (or, either)
Words meanings and morphology
कृणीयात् (kṛṇīyāt) - should buy (a child) (should buy, may buy)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of krī
Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular
Formed from root krī (class 9, krīñ)
Root: krī (class 9)
यः (yaḥ) - whoever (the man) (who, whoever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whatever
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
अपत्यार्थम् (apatyārtham) - for the purpose of having a son (for the purpose of offspring, for the sake of a child)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of apatyārtha
apatyārtha - purpose of offspring
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apatya+artha)
- apatya – offspring, child
noun (neuter) - artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the purpose of'.
मातापित्रोः (mātāpitroḥ) - of its (the child's) parents (of the mother and father, of the parents)
(noun)
Genitive, dual of mātāpitṛ
mātāpitṛ - mother and father, parents
Dvandva compound
Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+pitṛ)
- mātṛ – mother
noun (feminine) - pitṛ – father
noun (masculine)
यम् (yam) - whom (the child) (whom, which)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whatever
Note: Refers to the child being bought.
अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from (the parents) (from near, from the proximity of)
(indeclinable)
From anta + ika
Note: Ablative of antika implying "from".
सः (saḥ) - that (son) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
क्रीतकः (krītakaḥ) - a purchased son (purchased, bought, a purchased one)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of krītaka
krītaka - purchased, bought; a purchased son
Derived from krīta (p.p.p. of krī) + ka (suffix)
सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (son, born)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suta
suta - son, born; past participle of sū (to give birth)
Past Passive Participle
From root sū (to give birth)
Root: sū (class 2)
तस्य (tasya) - his (of the buyer) (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the person who buys.
सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar (to the buyer) (similar, like, resembling)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa
sadṛśa - similar, like, resembling
Formed from sa + dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Qualifies sutaḥ.
असदृशः (asadṛśaḥ) - dissimilar (to the buyer) (dissimilar, unlike)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asadṛśa
asadṛśa - dissimilar, unlike
Nañ-tatpuruṣa of sadṛśa
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sadṛśa)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - sadṛśa – similar, like
adjective (masculine)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Qualifies sutaḥ.
अपि (api) - whether...or (in conjunction with vā) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - whether...or (or, either)
(indeclinable)