मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-28
अपत्यं धर्मकार्याणि शुश्रूषा रतिरुत्तमा ।
दाराऽधीनस्तथा स्वर्गः पितॄणामात्मनश्च ह ॥२८॥
दाराऽधीनस्तथा स्वर्गः पितॄणामात्मनश्च ह ॥२८॥
28. apatyaṁ dharmakāryāṇi śuśrūṣā ratiruttamā ,
dārā'dhīnastathā svargaḥ pitṝṇāmātmanaśca ha.
dārā'dhīnastathā svargaḥ pitṝṇāmātmanaśca ha.
28.
apatyam dharmakāryāṇi śuśrūṣā ratiḥ uttamā
dāra-adhīnaḥ tathā svargaḥ pitṝṇām ātmanaḥ ca ha
dāra-adhīnaḥ tathā svargaḥ pitṝṇām ātmanaḥ ca ha
28.
Offspring, performance of righteous deeds (dharma-kāryāṇi), service, and supreme pleasure (rati) are achieved. Similarly, heaven (svarga), for the ancestors and for one's own self (ātman), is dependent on one's wife, indeed.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child, progeny
- धर्मकार्याणि (dharmakāryāṇi) - righteous deeds, duties pertaining to natural law (dharma)
- शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - service, obedience, desire to hear
- रतिः (ratiḥ) - pleasure, delight, conjugal love
- उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent, best, supreme
- दार-अधीनः (dāra-adhīnaḥ) - dependent on wife, subordinate to wife
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly
- स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial abode
- पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors, of the fathers
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the soul/self
- च (ca) - and, also
- ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, verily
Words meanings and morphology
अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child, progeny
(noun)
Nominative, 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)
धर्मकार्याणि (dharmakāryāṇi) - righteous deeds, duties pertaining to natural law (dharma)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of dharmakārya
dharmakārya - righteous duty, religious act, observance of natural law
Compound of 'dharma' (natural law, duty) and 'kārya' (deed, work, duty).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+kārya)
- dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
noun (masculine)
From √dhṛ (to uphold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - kārya – work, action, duty, to be done
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
Gerundive of √kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - service, obedience, desire to hear
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā
śuśrūṣā - service, obedience, desire to hear or learn, attention
Desiderative nominalization
From desiderative stem of √śru (to hear).
Root: śru (class 5)
रतिः (ratiḥ) - pleasure, delight, conjugal love
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rati
rati - pleasure, delight, enjoyment, love, sexual intercourse
From √ram (to delight).
Root: ram (class 1)
उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent, best, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme
Superlative of 'ut' (up, out).
दार-अधीनः (dāra-adhīnaḥ) - dependent on wife, subordinate to wife
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dārādhīna
dārādhīna - dependent on one's wife/women
Compound of 'dāra' (wife) and 'adhīna' (dependent).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāra+adhīna)
- dāra – wife, women
noun (masculine) - adhīna – dependent, subordinate, subject to
adjective (masculine)
From adhi- √ī (to go, understand) + -na suffix.
Prefix: adhi
Root: ī (class 2)
Note: Masculine nominative singular, refers to 'svargaḥ'.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly
(indeclinable)
स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial abode
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga
svarga - heaven, celestial world, abode of the gods
From su (good) + √ṛj (to go, move) + -ga (going) or svar (light) + √gam (to go).
पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors, of the fathers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the soul/self
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'pitṝṇām' and 'ātmanaḥ'.
ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, verily
(indeclinable)