मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-27
उत्पादनमपत्यस्य जातस्य परिपालनम ।
प्रत्यहं लोकयात्रायाः प्रत्यक्षं स्त्री निबन्धनम ॥२७॥
प्रत्यहं लोकयात्रायाः प्रत्यक्षं स्त्री निबन्धनम ॥२७॥
27. utpādanamapatyasya jātasya paripālanam ,
pratyahaṁ lokayātrāyāḥ pratyakṣaṁ strī nibandhanam.
pratyahaṁ lokayātrāyāḥ pratyakṣaṁ strī nibandhanam.
27.
utpādanam apatyasya jātasya paripālanam pratyaham
lokayātrāyāḥ pratyakṣam strī nibandhanam
lokayātrāyāḥ pratyakṣam strī nibandhanam
27.
The procreation of offspring, the nurturing of those born, and the daily sustenance of worldly affairs (lokayātrā)—a woman is the direct foundation for all these.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्पादनम् (utpādanam) - procreation, production, generation
- अपत्यस्य (apatyasya) - of offspring, of children
- जातस्य (jātasya) - of one born, of a child (who has been born)
- परिपालनम् (paripālanam) - rearing, nourishing, protection, careful tending
- प्रत्यहम् (pratyaham) - daily, every day
- लोकयात्रायाः (lokayātrāyāḥ) - of the worldly affairs, of the maintenance of the household
- प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct, evident, perceptible, visible
- स्त्री (strī) - woman, wife
- निबन्धनम् (nibandhanam) - foundation, cause, bond, tie
Words meanings and morphology
उत्पादनम् (utpādanam) - procreation, production, generation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of utpādana
utpādana - production, generation, procreation, causing to arise
From ut- √pad (to go, move) in the causative.
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: The nominative neuter singular can function as the subject of a sentence or as a part of a list.
अपत्यस्य (apatyasya) - of offspring, of children
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of apatya
apatya - offspring, child, progeny
From apa- √pat (to fall, fly), meaning 'that which falls (from the parent)'.
Prefix: apa
Root: pat (class 1)
जातस्य (jātasya) - of one born, of a child (who has been born)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jāta
jāta - born, produced, grown, occurred, existing
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of √jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Refers to 'that which is born,' i.e., the children.
परिपालनम् (paripālanam) - rearing, nourishing, protection, careful tending
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paripālana
paripālana - protection, preservation, rearing, fostering, careful tending
From pari- √pā (to protect, nourish).
Prefix: pari
Root: pā (class 2)
Note: The nominative neuter singular can function as the subject of a sentence or as a part of a list.
प्रत्यहम् (pratyaham) - daily, every day
(indeclinable)
Formed from prati (towards, every) and ahan (day).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+ahan)
- prati – towards, against, every, each
indeclinable - ahan – day
noun (neuter)
लोकयात्रायाः (lokayātrāyāḥ) - of the worldly affairs, of the maintenance of the household
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of lokayātrā
lokayātrā - worldly course, conduct of life, maintenance of the household, social custom
Compound of 'loka' (world, people) and 'yātrā' (journey, course).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+yātrā)
- loka – world, people, community
noun (masculine)
From √lok (to see)
Root: lok (class 1) - yātrā – journey, procession, course, conduct
noun (feminine)
From √yā (to go)
Root: yā (class 2)
प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct, evident, perceptible, visible
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa
pratyakṣa - perceptible, evident, before one's eyes, direct
Compound of 'prati' (before) and 'akṣa' (eye).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣa)
- prati – towards, against, before
indeclinable - akṣa – eye
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'nibandhanam'.
स्त्री (strī) - woman, wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, wife, female
Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').
निबन्धनम् (nibandhanam) - foundation, cause, bond, tie
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nibandhana
nibandhana - binding, cause, foundation, bond, tie
From ni- √bandh (to bind).
Prefix: ni
Root: bandh (class 9)
Note: Predicate nominative.