मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-191
द्वौ तु यौ विवदेयातां द्वाभ्यां जातौ स्त्रिया धने ।
तयोर्यद यस्य पित्र्यं स्यात तत स गृह्णीत नैतरः ॥१९१॥
तयोर्यद यस्य पित्र्यं स्यात तत स गृह्णीत नैतरः ॥१९१॥
191. dvau tu yau vivadeyātāṁ dvābhyāṁ jātau striyā dhane ,
tayoryad yasya pitryaṁ syāt tat sa gṛhṇīta naitaraḥ.
tayoryad yasya pitryaṁ syāt tat sa gṛhṇīta naitaraḥ.
191.
dvau tu yau vivadeyātām dvābhyām jātau striyā dhane
tayoḥ yat yasya pitryam syāt tat sa gṛhṇīta na itaraḥ
tayoḥ yat yasya pitryam syāt tat sa gṛhṇīta na itaraḥ
191.
dvau tu yau dvābhyām striyā jātau dhane vivadeyātām
tayoḥ yat yasya pitryam syāt tat sa gṛhṇīta itaraḥ na
tayoḥ yat yasya pitryam syāt tat sa gṛhṇīta itaraḥ na
191.
But if two individuals, born from two (different) men by one woman, should dispute over inherited property, then whatever ancestral property belongs to which of them, that person should take, and not the other.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्वौ (dvau) - two individuals/sons (two)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- यौ (yau) - whoever (dual), which two
- विवदेयाताम् (vivadeyātām) - should dispute, should quarrel
- द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two (fathers/men) (by two, from two)
- जातौ (jātau) - (the two) born (born (dual))
- स्त्रिया (striyā) - by (one) woman (by a woman, of a woman)
- धने (dhane) - regarding inherited property (in property, regarding property)
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (dual)
- यत् (yat) - whatever
- यस्य (yasya) - of which (of the two) (of whom, to whom)
- पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - ancestral property, paternal share
- स्यात् (syāt) - might be, should be
- तत् (tat) - that
- स (sa) - that person (to whom it belongs) (he, that (person))
- गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - should take, should accept
- न (na) - not
- इतरः (itaraḥ) - not the other (disputant) (the other)
Words meanings and morphology
द्वौ (dvau) - two individuals/sons (two)
(numeral)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
यौ (yau) - whoever (dual), which two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of yad
yad - who, which, what
Masculine nominative dual of `yad`.
विवदेयाताम् (vivadeyātām) - should dispute, should quarrel
(verb)
3rd person , dual, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vivad
Optative
Third person dual optative middle/ātmanepada, root `vad` with prefix `vi`. The prefix `vi` often indicates separation or opposition.
Prefix: vi
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: This is an Ātmanepada form.
द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two (fathers/men) (by two, from two)
(numeral)
Note: Implies 'by two fathers' or 'from two sources (fathers)'.
जातौ (jātau) - (the two) born (born (dual))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of jāta
jāta - born, produced, arisen
Past Passive Participle
Masculine nominative dual of the past passive participle of `jan` (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with `dvau`.
स्त्रिया (striyā) - by (one) woman (by a woman, of a woman)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
Instrumental singular of `strī`.
धने (dhane) - regarding inherited property (in property, regarding property)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, money
Locative singular of `dhana`.
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Denotes the object of dispute.
तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (dual)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Genitive/locative dual of `tad`. Here genitive.
यत् (yat) - whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever
Neuter nominative/accusative singular.
Note: Refers to 'pitryam'.
यस्य (yasya) - of which (of the two) (of whom, to whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Masculine/neuter genitive singular.
Note: Refers to each of the two disputants.
पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - ancestral property, paternal share
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pitrya
pitrya - ancestral, paternal, inherited from father
Derived from `pitṛ` (father).
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: Direct object of `gṛhṇīta`.
स (sa) - that person (to whom it belongs) (he, that (person))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Masculine nominative singular of `tad`.
गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - should take, should accept
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of grah
Optative
Third person singular optative middle/ātmanepada of root `grah` (class 9).
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: The active form would be gṛhṇīyāt.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
इतरः (itaraḥ) - not the other (disputant) (the other)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of itara
itara - other, another
Masculine nominative singular.