मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-179
दास्यां वा दासदास्यां वा यः शूद्रस्य सुतो भवेत ।
सोऽनुज्ञातो हरेदंशमिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः ॥१७९॥
सोऽनुज्ञातो हरेदंशमिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः ॥१७९॥
179. dāsyāṁ vā dāsadāsyāṁ vā yaḥ śūdrasya suto bhavet ,
so'nujñāto haredaṁśamiti dharmo vyavasthitaḥ.
so'nujñāto haredaṁśamiti dharmo vyavasthitaḥ.
179.
dāsyām vā dāsadāsyām vā yaḥ śūdrasya sutaḥ bhaveta
saḥ anujñātaḥ haret aṃśam iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
saḥ anujñātaḥ haret aṃśam iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
179.
yaḥ śūdrasya sutaḥ dāsyām vā dāsadāsyām vā bhaveta
saḥ anujñātaḥ aṃśam haret iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
saḥ anujñātaḥ aṃśam haret iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
179.
The son of a śūdra who may be born either to a female slave or to the female slave of a male slave, he, if permitted (by his father), should take a share. Thus, this principle (dharma) is an established rule.
Words meanings summery:
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- दास्याम् (dāsyām) - in a female slave (in a female slave, in a servant woman)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- दासदास्याम् (dāsadāsyām) - in a female slave of a male slave
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- यः (yaḥ) - who (the son) (who, which)
- शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra (man) (of a śūdra)
- सुतः (sutaḥ) - a son (son)
- भवेत (bhaveta) - may be (born) (may be, should be, become)
- सः (saḥ) - he (the son) (he, that)
- अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - if permitted (by his father) (permitted, allowed, authorized)
- हरेत् (haret) - should take (a share) (should take, may take, carry)
- अंशम् (aṁśam) - a share (of inheritance) (share, portion, part)
- इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (natural) law, established principle (law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution)
- व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - is established (established, fixed, arranged, determined)
Words meanings and morphology
दास्याम् (dāsyām) - in a female slave (in a female slave, in a servant woman)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of dāsī
dāsī - female slave, maid-servant
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
दासदास्याम् (dāsadāsyām) - in a female slave of a male slave
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of dāsadāsī
dāsadāsī - female slave of a male slave
Compound type : tatpurusha (dāsa+dāsī)
- dāsa – male slave, servant
noun (masculine) - dāsī – female slave, maid-servant
noun (feminine)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - who (the son) (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Note: Relative pronoun
शूद्रस्य (śūdrasya) - of a śūdra (man) (of a śūdra)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a man of the fourth caste, a labourer
सुतः (sutaḥ) - a son (son)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suta
suta - son, born
Root: sū (class 2)
भवेत (bhaveta) - may be (born) (may be, should be, become)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - he (the son) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Demonstrative pronoun
अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - if permitted (by his father) (permitted, allowed, authorized)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anujñāta
anujñāta - permitted, allowed, authorized, assented to
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'jñā' with prefix 'anu', suffix -ta
Prefix: anu
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Used with an implied 'if'.
हरेत् (haret) - should take (a share) (should take, may take, carry)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of hṛ
Root: hṛ (class 1)
अंशम् (aṁśam) - a share (of inheritance) (share, portion, part)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aṃśa
aṁśa - share, portion, part, inheritance
इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
Note: Quotation particle, here indicating a conclusion.
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (natural) law, established principle (law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - law, duty, righteousness, virtue, social order, innate constitution, natural law
From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - is established (established, fixed, arranged, determined)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita
vyavasthita - established, fixed, determined, arranged
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sthā' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava', suffix -ta
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Used with an implied 'is'.