मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-180
क्षेत्रजादीन सुतानेतानेकादश यथोदितान ।
पुत्रप्रतिनिधीनाहुः क्रियालोपान मनीषिणः ॥१८०॥
पुत्रप्रतिनिधीनाहुः क्रियालोपान मनीषिणः ॥१८०॥
180. kṣetrajādīn sutānetānekādaśa yathoditān ,
putrapratinidhīnāhuḥ kriyālopān manīṣiṇaḥ.
putrapratinidhīnāhuḥ kriyālopān manīṣiṇaḥ.
180.
kṣetrajādīn sutān etān ekādaśa yathā uditān
putrapratinidhīn āhuḥ kriyālopān manīṣiṇaḥ
putrapratinidhīn āhuḥ kriyālopān manīṣiṇaḥ
180.
manīṣiṇaḥ etān ekādaśa yathā uditān kṣetrajādīn
sutān putrapratinidhīn kriyālopān āhuḥ
sutān putrapratinidhīn kriyālopān āhuḥ
180.
The wise declare these eleven sons, beginning with Kṣetraja, as previously enumerated, to be substitutes for a (principal) son, for the purpose of preventing the cessation of rituals.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षेत्रजादीन् (kṣetrajādīn) - beginning with the Kṣetraja (a specific type of son) (beginning with Kṣetraja, etc.)
- सुतान् (sutān) - these sons (sons)
- एतान् (etān) - these (sons) (these)
- एकादश (ekādaśa) - the eleven (eleven)
- यथा (yathā) - as (previously) (as, just as)
- उदितान् (uditān) - (as) previously declared (declared, mentioned, arisen)
- पुत्रप्रतिनिधीन् (putrapratinidhīn) - substitutes for a (principal) son (substitutes for a son, representatives of a son)
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (to be) (they say, they declare, they call)
- क्रियालोपान् (kriyālopān) - for the purpose of preventing the cessation of rituals (cessation of rituals, loss of rites (accusative plural))
- मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise (scholars) (the wise, sagacious, intelligent)
Words meanings and morphology
क्षेत्रजादीन् (kṣetrajādīn) - beginning with the Kṣetraja (a specific type of son) (beginning with Kṣetraja, etc.)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣetrajādi
kṣetrajādi - beginning with the Kṣetraja (son), and so on
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣetraja+ādi)
- kṣetraja – born in the field (wife), a son born to one's wife by another man
noun (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable
सुतान् (sutān) - these sons (sons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of suta
suta - son, born
Root: sū (class 2)
एतान् (etān) - these (sons) (these)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this
Note: Demonstrative pronoun
एकादश (ekādaśa) - the eleven (eleven)
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (eka+daśa)
- eka – one, a single
numeral - daśa – ten
numeral
Note: Agreeing in case with 'sutān'.
यथा (yathā) - as (previously) (as, just as)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb, referring to previous declarations.
उदितान् (uditān) - (as) previously declared (declared, mentioned, arisen)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of udita
udita - declared, mentioned, arisen, said
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'vad' (to speak) with prefix 'ud', suffix -ta
Prefix: ud
Root: vad (class 1)
पुत्रप्रतिनिधीन् (putrapratinidhīn) - substitutes for a (principal) son (substitutes for a son, representatives of a son)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putrapratinidhi
putrapratinidhi - substitute for a son, representative of a son
Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+pratinidhi)
- putra – son
noun (masculine) - pratinidhi – substitute, representative, pledge
noun (masculine)
Prefixes: prati+ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (to be) (they say, they declare, they call)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lit) of ah
Perfect tense form (lit), used as a present in general statements.
Root: ah (class 2)
क्रियालोपान् (kriyālopān) - for the purpose of preventing the cessation of rituals (cessation of rituals, loss of rites (accusative plural))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kriyālopa
kriyālopa - cessation of rituals, failure of rites, interruption of ceremonies
Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+lopa)
- kriyā – action, ritual, ceremony, performance
noun (feminine)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - lopa – cutting off, cessation, omission, loss, disappearance
noun (masculine)
Root: lup (class 6)
Note: Used here as an accusative of purpose, implying 'for the sake of preventing the cessation of rituals'.
मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise (scholars) (the wise, sagacious, intelligent)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, sagacious, intelligent person
Derived from 'manīṣā' (wisdom, intellect)