मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-218
ऋणे धने च सर्वस्मिन प्रविभक्ते यथाविधि ।
पश्चाद दृश्येत यत किं चित तत सर्वं समतां नयेत ॥२१८॥
पश्चाद दृश्येत यत किं चित तत सर्वं समतां नयेत ॥२१८॥
218. ṛṇe dhane ca sarvasmin pravibhakte yathāvidhi ,
paścād dṛśyeta yat kiṁ cit tat sarvaṁ samatāṁ nayet.
paścād dṛśyeta yat kiṁ cit tat sarvaṁ samatāṁ nayet.
218.
ṛṇe dhane ca sarvasmin pravibhakte yathāvidhi paścāt
dṛśyeta yat kiṃ cit tat sarvaṃ samatāṃ nayeta
dṛśyeta yat kiṃ cit tat sarvaṃ samatāṃ nayeta
218.
sarvasmin ṛṇe ca dhane ca yathāvidhi pravibhakte
paścāt yat kiṃ cit dṛśyeta tat sarvaṃ samatāṃ nayeta
paścāt yat kiṃ cit dṛśyeta tat sarvaṃ samatāṃ nayeta
218.
If, after all debts and assets have been divided according to legal procedure, anything else subsequently comes to light, all that should be distributed equally.
Words meanings summery:
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- ऋणे (ṛṇe) - in matters of debt (in debt, in a loan)
- धने (dhane) - in matters of wealth or assets (in wealth, in property)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- सर्वस्मिन् (sarvasmin) - in all (debts and assets) (in all, in everything)
- प्रविभक्ते (pravibhakte) - after being properly distributed (when divided, having been divided)
- यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed legal procedure (according to rule, properly, legally)
- पश्चात् (paścāt) - subsequently (afterwards, later, behind)
- दृश्येत (dṛśyeta) - comes to light, becomes apparent (should be seen, may be seen, becomes visible)
- यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)
- किं चित् (kiṁ cit) - anything (else) (anything, something)
- तत् (tat) - that (which appears) (that, it)
- सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all of that (all, the whole)
- समतां (samatāṁ) - equality (in distribution) (equality, impartiality, sameness)
- नयेत (nayeta) - should be brought to, should be distributed (one should lead, should bring, should carry)
Words meanings and morphology
ऋणे (ṛṇe) - in matters of debt (in debt, in a loan)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ṛṇa
ṛṇa - debt, loan, obligation
Root: ṛ (class 1)
धने (dhane) - in matters of wealth or assets (in wealth, in property)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, money, riches
Root: dhā
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
सर्वस्मिन् (sarvasmin) - in all (debts and assets) (in all, in everything)
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Acts as an adjective for implied 'affairs' or referring to the collective 'ṛṇa' and 'dhana'.
प्रविभक्ते (pravibhakte) - after being properly distributed (when divided, having been divided)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of pravibhakta
pravibhakta - divided, separated, distributed
Past Passive Participle
Formed from pra + vi + root bhaj (to divide) + kta suffix.
Prefixes: pra+vi
Root: bhaj (class 7)
Note: Locative absolute construction.
यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed legal procedure (according to rule, properly, legally)
(indeclinable)
Compound of yathā (as, in whatever manner) and vidhi (rule, law).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)
- yathā – as, in which manner
indeclinable - vidhi – rule, law, ordinance, method, procedure
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
पश्चात् (paścāt) - subsequently (afterwards, later, behind)
(indeclinable)
दृश्येत (dṛśyeta) - comes to light, becomes apparent (should be seen, may be seen, becomes visible)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of dṛś
Optative mood, passive voice, 3rd person singular
Root dṛś (class 1, often root paś in present). Here passive optative.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Expresses potential or desirability.
यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to "kiṃ cit".
किं चित् (kiṁ cit) - anything (else) (anything, something)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃ cid
kiṁ cid - something, anything, a little
Indefinite pronoun, formed from kim (what) + cid (particle of indefiniteness).
Note: cit is an indeclinable particle, kim is the interrogative pronoun.
तत् (tat) - that (which appears) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers back to yat kiṃ cit.
सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all of that (all, the whole)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Direct object of nayeta.
समतां (samatāṁ) - equality (in distribution) (equality, impartiality, sameness)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of samatā
samatā - equality, impartiality, sameness, equilibrium
Formed from sama (equal) + tā (suffix for abstract noun).
Note: Direct object of nayeta.
नयेत (nayeta) - should be brought to, should be distributed (one should lead, should bring, should carry)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of nī
Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular
Root nī (class 1).
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: The implied agent is "one" or the "distributors".