मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-203
यद्यर्थिता तु दारैः स्यात क्लीबादीनां कथं चन ।
तेषामुत्पन्नतन्तूनामपत्यं दायमर्हति ॥२०३॥
तेषामुत्पन्नतन्तूनामपत्यं दायमर्हति ॥२०३॥
203. yadyarthitā tu dāraiḥ syāt klībādīnāṁ kathaṁ cana ,
teṣāmutpannatantūnāmapatyaṁ dāyamarhati.
teṣāmutpannatantūnāmapatyaṁ dāyamarhati.
203.
yadi arthitā tu dāraiḥ syāt klība-ādīnām katham
cana teṣām utpanna-tantūnām apatyam dāyam arhati
cana teṣām utpanna-tantūnām apatyam dāyam arhati
203.
yadi katham cana klība-ādīnām tu dāraiḥ arthitā syāt,
teṣām utpanna-tantūnām apatyam dāyam arhati.
teṣām utpanna-tantūnām apatyam dāyam arhati.
203.
If, somehow, a desire for wives arises for eunuchs (klība) and similar individuals, then the offspring produced by them are entitled to the inheritance.
Words meanings summery:
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- यदि (yadi) - if, in case
- अर्थिता (arthitā) - desire, request, need
- तु (tu) - but, however
- दारैः (dāraiḥ) - by wives, with wives, concerning wives
- स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, might be
- क्लीब-आदीनाम् (klība-ādīnām) - of eunuchs and others, of impotent persons etc.
- कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner
- चन (cana) - somehow (when used with `katham`) ((emphatic particle) even, any)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- उत्पन्न-तन्तूनाम् (utpanna-tantūnām) - of those who have produced offspring/lineage
- अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child, progeny
- दायम् (dāyam) - inheritance, share, portion
- अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is entitled to, is worthy
Words meanings and morphology
यदि (yadi) - if, in case
(indeclinable)
अर्थिता (arthitā) - desire, request, need
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of arthitā
arthitā - desire, need, request, petition
Derived from `artha` (purpose, meaning, wealth) + `ita` (suffix for state/condition).
तु (tu) - but, however
(indeclinable)
दारैः (dāraiḥ) - by wives, with wives, concerning wives
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāra
dāra - wife, wives
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, might be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
क्लीब-आदीनाम् (klība-ādīnām) - of eunuchs and others, of impotent persons etc.
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of klība-ādi
klība-ādi - eunuch and so on
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (klība+ādi)
- klība – eunuch, impotent, sterile
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine)
कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner
(indeclinable)
चन (cana) - somehow (when used with `katham`) ((emphatic particle) even, any)
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
उत्पन्न-तन्तूनाम् (utpanna-tantūnām) - of those who have produced offspring/lineage
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of utpanna-tantu
utpanna-tantu - one who has produced offspring or lineage
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utpanna+tantu)
- utpanna – produced, born, arisen
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4) - tantu – thread, lineage, offspring
noun (masculine)
अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child, progeny
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya
apatya - offspring, child, progeny
दायम् (dāyam) - inheritance, share, portion
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dāya
dāya - gift, share, inheritance, portion
अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is entitled to, is worthy
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Root: arh (class 1)