मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-205
अविद्यानां तु सर्वेषामीहातश्चेद धनं भवेत ??।
समस्तत्र विभागः स्यादपित्र्य इति धारणा ॥२०५॥
समस्तत्र विभागः स्यादपित्र्य इति धारणा ॥२०५॥
205. avidyānāṁ tu sarveṣāmīhātaśced dhanaṁ bhavet ??,
samastatra vibhāgaḥ syādapitrya iti dhāraṇā.
samastatra vibhāgaḥ syādapitrya iti dhāraṇā.
205.
avidyānām tu sarveṣām īhātaḥ cet dhanam bhavet
samaḥ tatra vibhāgaḥ syāt apitryam iti dhāraṇā
samaḥ tatra vibhāgaḥ syāt apitryam iti dhāraṇā
205.
tu avidyānām sarveṣām īhātaḥ cet dhanam bhavet,
tatra vibhāgaḥ samaḥ syāt.
apitryam iti dhāraṇā.
tatra vibhāgaḥ samaḥ syāt.
apitryam iti dhāraṇā.
205.
But if wealth is acquired by the effort of all the unlearned, then an equal division should be made of that, because it is not ancestral (apitrya)—this is the understanding.
Words meanings summery:
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- अविद्यानाम् (avidyānām) - of the unlearned, of the ignorant
- तु (tu) - but, however
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone
- ईहातः (īhātaḥ) - by effort, by exertion, by striving
- चेत् (cet) - if (particle)
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, exists
- समः (samaḥ) - equal, same
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case
- विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - division, distribution, share
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- अपित्र्यम् (apitryam) - not ancestral, not from the father
- इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation or conclusion)
- धारणा (dhāraṇā) - understanding, doctrine, opinion, conclusion
Words meanings and morphology
अविद्यानाम् (avidyānām) - of the unlearned, of the ignorant
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of avidya
avidya - ignorant, unlearned, illiterate
तु (tu) - but, however
(indeclinable)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
ईहातः (īhātaḥ) - by effort, by exertion, by striving
(indeclinable)
Formed with the `tas` suffix indicating 'from, by reason of'.
चेत् (cet) - if (particle)
(indeclinable)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, money, riches
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
समः (samaḥ) - equal, same
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, like, even
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case
(indeclinable)
विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - division, distribution, share
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāga
vibhāga - division, distribution, share, portion
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अपित्र्यम् (apitryam) - not ancestral, not from the father
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apitrya
apitrya - not paternal, not ancestral
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective for `dhanam` (wealth).
इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation or conclusion)
(indeclinable)
धारणा (dhāraṇā) - understanding, doctrine, opinion, conclusion
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhāraṇā
dhāraṇā - holding, understanding, conception, doctrine, belief