मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-209
पैतृकं तु पिता द्रव्यमनवाप्तं यदाप्नुयात ।
न तत पुत्रैर्भजेत सार्धमकामः स्वयमर्जितम ॥२०९॥
न तत पुत्रैर्भजेत सार्धमकामः स्वयमर्जितम ॥२०९॥
209. paitṛkaṁ tu pitā dravyamanavāptaṁ yadāpnuyāt ,
na tat putrairbhajet sārdhamakāmaḥ svayamarjitam.
na tat putrairbhajet sārdhamakāmaḥ svayamarjitam.
209.
paitṛkam tu pitā dravyam anavāptam yat āpnuyāt na
tat putraiḥ bhajeta sārdham akāmaḥ svayamarjitam
tat putraiḥ bhajeta sārdham akāmaḥ svayamarjitam
209.
If a father acquires ancestral property that was previously unobtained, he should not, against his will, share that self-acquired wealth with his sons.
Words meanings summery:
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- पैतृकम् (paitṛkam) - ancestral (property) (ancestral, paternal, inherited)
- तु (tu) - if, but (but, indeed, however)
- पिता (pitā) - father
- द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - property (property, wealth, substance)
- अनवाप्तम् (anavāptam) - previously unobtained (unobtained, unacquired)
- यत् (yat) - that (property) (which, what (relative pronoun))
- आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - acquires (may obtain, should obtain)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- तत् (tat) - that (wealth) (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))
- पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - with his sons (by sons, with sons)
- भजेत (bhajeta) - should share (may share, should share, may divide)
- सार्धम् (sārdham) - with (with, together with)
- अकामः (akāmaḥ) - against his will (unwilling, reluctant, not desiring)
- स्वयमर्जितम् (svayamarjitam) - self-acquired (wealth) (self-acquired, earned by oneself)
Words meanings and morphology
पैतृकम् (paitṛkam) - ancestral (property) (ancestral, paternal, inherited)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paitṛka
paitṛka - ancestral, paternal, inherited
Derived from pitṛ (father)
Note: Qualifies dravyam.
तु (tu) - if, but (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
पिता (pitā) - father
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
Note: Subject of āpnuyāt.
द्रव्यम् (dravyam) - property (property, wealth, substance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dravya
dravya - substance, wealth, property
Root: dru (class 1)
Note: Object of āpnuyāt.
अनवाप्तम् (anavāptam) - previously unobtained (unobtained, unacquired)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anavāpta
anavāpta - unobtained, unacquired
Past Passive Participle
From root āp (to obtain) with prefix ava- and negative prefix a-
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+avāpta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - avāpta – obtained, acquired
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root āp (to obtain) with prefix ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Qualifies dravyam.
यत् (yat) - that (property) (which, what (relative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Refers to dravyam.
आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - acquires (may obtain, should obtain)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āp
root of class 5, parasmaipada, with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: āp (class 5)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that (wealth) (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Correlate of yat. Object of bhajeta.
पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - with his sons (by sons, with sons)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son
Note: Used with sārdham.
भजेत (bhajeta) - should share (may share, should share, may divide)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhaj
root of class 1, ātmanepada
Root: bhaj (class 1)
सार्धम् (sārdham) - with (with, together with)
(indeclinable)
अकामः (akāmaḥ) - against his will (unwilling, reluctant, not desiring)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akāma
akāma - unwilling, reluctant, not desiring, against one's will
From kāma (desire) with negative prefix a-
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+kāma)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - kāma – desire, wish
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies pitā.
स्वयमर्जितम् (svayamarjitam) - self-acquired (wealth) (self-acquired, earned by oneself)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svayamarjita
svayamarjita - self-acquired, earned by oneself
Past Passive Participle
From root ṛj (to earn) with upasarga a- and svayam (by oneself)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+arjita)
- svayam – oneself, personally
indeclinable - arjita – acquired, earned
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root ṛj (to procure, earn)
Root: ṛj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies tat (the wealth).