मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-190
संस्थितस्यानपत्यस्य सगोत्रात पुत्रमाहरेत तत्र यद रिक्थजातं स्यात तत तस्मिन प्रतिपादयेत । ॥१९०॥
190. saṁsthitasyānapatyasya sagotrāt putramāharet tatra yad rikthajātaṁ syāt tat tasmin pratipādayet ,.
190.
saṃsthitasya anapatyasya sagotrāt putram āharet
tatra yat rikthajātam syāt tat tasmin pratipādayet
tatra yat rikthajātam syāt tat tasmin pratipādayet
190.
saṃsthitasya anapatyasya sagotrāt putram āharet
tatra yat rikthajātam syāt tat tasmin pratipādayet
tatra yat rikthajātam syāt tat tasmin pratipādayet
190.
If a person has died without issue, a son should be taken from a kinsman (sagotrāt). Whatever property is available in that instance, that should be assigned to him.
Words meanings summery:
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- संस्थितस्य (saṁsthitasya) - of one who has died, of one who has passed away
- अनपत्यस्य (anapatyasya) - of one without offspring, without progeny
- सगोत्रात् (sagotrāt) - from a kinsman, from one of the same lineage (gotra)
- पुत्रम् (putram) - a son
- आहरेत् (āharet) - should take, should bring
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, in that situation
- यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that
- रिक्थजातम् (rikthajātam) - inherited property, estate
- स्यात् (syāt) - might be, should be
- तत् (tat) - that
- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - to the adopted son (to him, in him, in that)
- प्रतिपादयेत् (pratipādayet) - should assign, should deliver, should grant
Words meanings and morphology
संस्थितस्य (saṁsthitasya) - of one who has died, of one who has passed away
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃsthita
saṁsthita - deceased, established, standing by, resting on
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
अनपत्यस्य (anapatyasya) - of one without offspring, without progeny
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anapatya
anapatya - without offspring, childless, heirless
`na` (negative) + `apatya` (offspring)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+apatya)
- a – not, non, without
indeclinable
Negative particle - apatya – offspring, child, progeny
noun (neuter)
Prefix: apa
Root: pat (class 1)
सगोत्रात् (sagotrāt) - from a kinsman, from one of the same lineage (gotra)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of sagotra
sagotra - of the same gotra or lineage, kinsman
`sa` (with) + `gotra` (lineage)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+gotra)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
Prefix - gotra – lineage, clan, family
noun (neuter)
पुत्रम् (putram) - a son
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
आहरेत् (āharet) - should take, should bring
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āhṛ
Optative
Third person singular optative active, root `hṛ` with prefix `ā`.
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, in that situation
(indeclinable)
Derived from `tad` (that) + `tral` suffix.
यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever
Neuter nominative / accusative singular.
Note: Can be either nominative or accusative, here it functions as the subject of 'syāt'.
रिक्थजातम् (rikthajātam) - inherited property, estate
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rikthajāta
rikthajāta - inherited property, estate, wealth (born of inheritance)
`riktha` (inheritance) + `jāta` (born, produced)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (riktha+jāta)
- riktha – inheritance, legacy, property
noun (neuter)
Root: ric (class 7) - jāta – born, produced, arisen
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
स्यात् (syāt) - might be, should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Optative
Third person singular optative active of root `as`.
Root: as (class 2)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Neuter nominative / accusative singular.
Note: Here it functions as the direct object of 'pratipādayet'.
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - to the adopted son (to him, in him, in that)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Masculine locative singular of `tad`.
Note: Locative case here means 'to him' in the sense of assigning property.
प्रतिपादयेत् (pratipādayet) - should assign, should deliver, should grant
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pratipād
Causative Optative
Third person singular optative active of the causative of `pad` with prefix `prati`. Meaning 'to cause to obtain', i.e., to give/assign.
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)