मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-196
ब्राह्मदैवार्षगान्धर्वप्राजापत्येषु यद वसु ।
अप्रजायामतीतायां भर्तुरेव तदिष्यते ॥१९६॥
अप्रजायामतीतायां भर्तुरेव तदिष्यते ॥१९६॥
196. brāhmadaivārṣagāndharvaprājāpatyeṣu yad vasu ,
aprajāyāmatītāyāṁ bhartureva tadiṣyate.
aprajāyāmatītāyāṁ bhartureva tadiṣyate.
196.
brāhmadaiyvārṣagāndharvaprājāpatyeṣu yat vasu
aprajāyām atītāyām bhartuḥ eva tat iṣyate
aprajāyām atītāyām bhartuḥ eva tat iṣyate
196.
yat vasu brāhmadaiyvārṣagāndharvaprājāpatyeṣu aprajāyām atītāyām,
tat bhartuḥ eva iṣyate
tat bhartuḥ eva iṣyate
196.
Whatever property (vasu) is obtained in the Brāhma, Daiva, Ārṣa, Gāndharva, and Prājāpatya forms of marriage, if the woman dies childless (aprajāyām atītāyām), that property is desired (iṣyate) to belong solely to her husband.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मदैय्वार्षगान्धर्वप्राजापत्येषु (brāhmadaiyvārṣagāndharvaprājāpatyeṣu) - in the Brāhma, Daiva, Ārṣa, Gāndharva, and Prājāpatya forms of marriage
- यत् (yat) - that which, what
- वसु (vasu) - wealth, property, goods
- अप्रजायाम् (aprajāyām) - in a childless (woman)
- अतीतायाम् (atītāyām) - in a deceased (woman), having passed away
- भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- तत् (tat) - that
- इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is deemed, is sought
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मदैय्वार्षगान्धर्वप्राजापत्येषु (brāhmadaiyvārṣagāndharvaprājāpatyeṣu) - in the Brāhma, Daiva, Ārṣa, Gāndharva, and Prājāpatya forms of marriage
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmadaiyvārṣagāndharvaprājāpatya
brāhmadaiyvārṣagāndharvaprājāpatya - pertaining to the Brāhma, Daiva, Ārṣa, Gāndharva, and Prājāpatya marriages
compound listing various types of marriages, specifically the names of the first five recognized forms
Compound type : dvandva (brāhma+daiva+ārṣa+gāndharva+prājāpatya)
- brāhma – Brahma marriage (given with daughter adorned, to a learned man)
noun (masculine) - daiva – Daiva marriage (daughter given to a priest officiating a ritual)
noun (masculine) - ārṣa – Ārṣa marriage (groom gives a pair of cows to the bride's father)
noun (masculine) - gāndharva – Gāndharva marriage (union by mutual consent, for love)
noun (masculine) - prājāpatya – Prājāpatya marriage (groom promises to perform household duties with bride)
noun (masculine)
Note: refers to the contexts or forms of marriage
यत् (yat) - that which, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Note: relative pronoun, referring to vasu
वसु (vasu) - wealth, property, goods
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vasu
vasu - wealth, property, goods, riches
Note: subject of the implied verb 'is'
अप्रजायाम् (aprajāyām) - in a childless (woman)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of aprajā
aprajā - childless, without progeny
negative prefix a- + prajā
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prajā)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - prajā – offspring, progeny, children
noun (feminine)
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: part of a locative absolute construction, modifying the implied woman
अतीतायाम् (atītāyām) - in a deceased (woman), having passed away
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of atīta
atīta - passed away, deceased, gone by
Past Passive Participle (feminine)
from ati + i (to go beyond, to pass away)
Prefix: ati
Root: i (class 2)
Note: part of a locative absolute construction, modifying the implied woman
भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ
bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: indicates possession
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
Note: emphatic particle
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
Note: refers back to vasu
इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is deemed, is sought
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Ātmanepadi
from root iṣ (to desire)
Root: iṣ (class 4)
Note: implies it is traditionally held or considered so