मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-185
न भ्रातरो न पितरः पुत्रा रिक्थहराः पितुः ।
पिता हरेदपुत्रस्य रिक्थं भ्रातर एव च ॥१८५॥
पिता हरेदपुत्रस्य रिक्थं भ्रातर एव च ॥१८५॥
185. na bhrātaro na pitaraḥ putrā rikthaharāḥ pituḥ ,
pitā haredaputrasya rikthaṁ bhrātara eva ca.
pitā haredaputrasya rikthaṁ bhrātara eva ca.
185.
na bhrātaraḥ na pitaraḥ putrāḥ rikthaharāḥ pituḥ
| pitā haret aputrasya riktham bhrātaraḥ eva ca
| pitā haret aputrasya riktham bhrātaraḥ eva ca
185.
Sons, not brothers or fathers, are the inheritors of a father's estate. However, if someone dies without a son, the father inherits the property, or indeed the brothers do.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (not, neither)
- भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers
- न (na) - not (not, neither)
- पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers
- पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
- रिक्थहराः (rikthaharāḥ) - inheritors (of the estate) (inheritors of property)
- पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father
- पिता (pitā) - the father (father)
- हरेत् (haret) - should inherit (should take, should carry)
- अपुत्रस्य (aputrasya) - of one who has no son (of one without a son)
- रिक्थम् (riktham) - the inheritance (inheritance, property, wealth)
- भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - the brothers (brothers)
- एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, even)
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (not, neither)
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
न (na) - not (not, neither)
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son
रिक्थहराः (rikthaharāḥ) - inheritors (of the estate) (inheritors of property)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rikthahara
rikthahara - inheritor of property
Compound: riktha (inheritance) + hara (taker/bearer).
Compound type : tatpurusha (riktha+hara)
- riktha – inheritance, hereditary property
noun (neuter)
Root: ric (class 7) - hara – taker, carrier, destroyer
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root hṛ- (to take, carry).
Root: hṛ (class 1)
पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
पिता (pitā) - the father (father)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
हरेत् (haret) - should inherit (should take, should carry)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of hṛ
Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice
Root hṛ, 1st conjugation.
Root: hṛ (class 1)
अपुत्रस्य (aputrasya) - of one who has no son (of one without a son)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of aputra
aputra - sonless, without a son
Negative compound of a- (not) + putra (son).
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrihi (a+putra)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - putra – son
noun (masculine)
रिक्थम् (riktham) - the inheritance (inheritance, property, wealth)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of riktha
riktha - inheritance, hereditary property, legacy
From root ric- (to leave, abandon).
Root: ric (class 7)
भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - the brothers (brothers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, even)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunctive particle.