मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-217
अनपत्यस्य पुत्रस्य माता दायमवाप्नुयात ।
मातर्यपि च वृत्तायां पितुर्माता हरेद धनम ॥२१७॥
मातर्यपि च वृत्तायां पितुर्माता हरेद धनम ॥२१७॥
217. anapatyasya putrasya mātā dāyamavāpnuyāt ,
mātaryapi ca vṛttāyāṁ piturmātā hared dhanam.
mātaryapi ca vṛttāyāṁ piturmātā hared dhanam.
217.
anapatyasya putrasya mātā dāyam avāpnuyāt
mātari api ca vṛttāyām pituḥ mātā haret dhanam
mātari api ca vṛttāyām pituḥ mātā haret dhanam
217.
anapatyasya putrasya mātā dāyam avāpnuyāt ca
mātari api vṛttāyām pituḥ mātā dhanam haret
mātari api vṛttāyām pituḥ mātā dhanam haret
217.
The mother of a son who dies without issue should obtain the inheritance. And even if the mother has passed away, the father's mother should inherit the wealth.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनपत्यस्य (anapatyasya) - of one without offspring, of one having no children
- पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son
- माता (mātā) - mother
- दायम् (dāyam) - inheritance, share, patrimony
- अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - she should obtain, she should acquire
- मातरि (mātari) - in the mother, regarding the mother
- अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
- च (ca) - and, also
- वृत्तायाम् (vṛttāyām) - having passed away, dead, gone
- पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father
- माता (mātā) - mother
- हरेत् (haret) - he/she should take, he/she should inherit
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, riches
Words meanings and morphology
अनपत्यस्य (anapatyasya) - of one without offspring, of one having no children
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anapatya
anapatya - without offspring, childless, having no children
Compound of 'an' (negation) + 'apatya' (offspring)
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+apatya)
- an – not, without
indeclinable
negation prefix - apatya – offspring, progeny, child
noun (neuter)
पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Possessive, referring to the deceased son.
माता (mātā) - mother
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
Note: Subject of "avāpnuyāt"
दायम् (dāyam) - inheritance, share, patrimony
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dāya
dāya - inheritance, share, gift, portion
From root dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Object of "avāpnuyāt"
अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - she should obtain, she should acquire
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of avāp
Present active optative
3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from ava-āp
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
मातरि (mātari) - in the mother, regarding the mother
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
Note: Used in a locative absolute construction: "when the mother is..."
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
Particle
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
वृत्तायाम् (vṛttāyām) - having passed away, dead, gone
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of vṛtta
vṛtta - happened, occurred, dead, passed away
Past Passive Participle
From root vṛt (to turn, to be, to pass away)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Modifies "mātari" in locative absolute.
पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
Note: Possessive, defining which mother (father's mother).
माता (mātā) - mother
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
Note: Subject of "haret"
हरेत् (haret) - he/she should take, he/she should inherit
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of hṛ
Present active optative
3rd person singular, Parasmaipada
Root: hṛ (class 1)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, riches
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, riches, money
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object of "haret"