मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-211
येषां ज्येष्ठः कनिष्ठो वा हीयेतांशप्रदानतः ।
म्रियेतान्यतरो वाऽपि तस्य भागो न लुप्यते ॥२११॥
म्रियेतान्यतरो वाऽपि तस्य भागो न लुप्यते ॥२११॥
211. yeṣāṁ jyeṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭho vā hīyetāṁśapradānataḥ ,
mriyetānyataro vā'pi tasya bhāgo na lupyate.
mriyetānyataro vā'pi tasya bhāgo na lupyate.
211.
yeṣām jyeṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭhaḥ vā hīyeta aṃśapradānataḥ
mriyeta anyataraḥ vā api tasya bhāgaḥ na lupyate
mriyeta anyataraḥ vā api tasya bhāgaḥ na lupyate
211.
yeṣām jyeṣṭhaḥ vā kaniṣṭhaḥ aṃśapradānataḥ hīyeta
vā anyataraḥ api mriyeta tasya bhāgaḥ na lupyate
vā anyataraḥ api mriyeta tasya bhāgaḥ na lupyate
211.
If among them, the eldest or the youngest should lose his rights concerning the allotment of a share, or if either of them should die, his portion is not forfeited.
Words meanings summery:
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- येषाम् (yeṣām) - among whom (referring to brothers) (of whom, whose)
- ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest brother (eldest, chief, senior)
- कनिष्ठः (kaniṣṭhaḥ) - the youngest brother (youngest, smallest, junior)
- वा (vā) - or, either
- हीयेत (hīyeta) - may be deprived of his share (may be deprived, may lose, may be left behind)
- अंशप्रदानतः (aṁśapradānataḥ) - by reason of failing to obtain or be allotted a share (from the giving of a share, by reason of allotting a share)
- म्रियेत (mriyeta) - may die, should die
- अन्यतरः (anyataraḥ) - either the eldest or the youngest (either of the two, one of two)
- वा (vā) - or, either
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its
- भागः (bhāgaḥ) - share, portion, part
- न (na) - not, no
- लुप्यते (lupyate) - is lost, disappears, is cut off
Words meanings and morphology
येषाम् (yeṣām) - among whom (referring to brothers) (of whom, whose)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest brother (eldest, chief, senior)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, most excellent
Superlative of praśasya/vṛddha
Note: Used as a noun here.
कनिष्ठः (kaniṣṭhaḥ) - the youngest brother (youngest, smallest, junior)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaniṣṭha
kaniṣṭha - youngest, smallest, inferior
Superlative of yuvan/alpa
Note: Used as a noun here.
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
हीयेत (hīyeta) - may be deprived of his share (may be deprived, may lose, may be left behind)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of hī
Optative Mood
Root hā (3rd class, Atmanepada) in passive voice or intensive form. Here Atmanepada, Optative.
Root: hā (class 3)
अंशप्रदानतः (aṁśapradānataḥ) - by reason of failing to obtain or be allotted a share (from the giving of a share, by reason of allotting a share)
(indeclinable)
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṃśa+pradāna)
- aṃśa – share, portion, part
noun (masculine) - pradāna – giving, offering, distribution
noun (neuter)
Derived from root dā with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
म्रियेत (mriyeta) - may die, should die
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of mṛ
Optative Mood
From root mṛ (6th class, passive voice or Atmanepada)
Root: mṛ (class 6)
अन्यतरः (anyataraḥ) - either the eldest or the youngest (either of the two, one of two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anyatara
anyatara - either of the two, one of the two
From anya (other) + tarap (suffix for 'one of two')
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to jyeṣṭha or kaniṣṭha.
भागः (bhāgaḥ) - share, portion, part
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāga
bhāga - share, portion, part, lot
From root bhaj
Root: bhaj (class 7)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
लुप्यते (lupyate) - is lost, disappears, is cut off
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lup
Present Indicative
From root lup (6th class, passive voice)
Root: lup (class 6)