मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-57
भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य भार्या या गुरुपत्न्यनुजस्य सा ।
यवीयसस्तु या भार्या स्नुषा ज्येष्ठस्य सा स्मृता ॥५७॥
यवीयसस्तु या भार्या स्नुषा ज्येष्ठस्य सा स्मृता ॥५७॥
57. bhrāturjyeṣṭhasya bhāryā yā gurupatnyanujasya sā ,
yavīyasastu yā bhāryā snuṣā jyeṣṭhasya sā smṛtā.
yavīyasastu yā bhāryā snuṣā jyeṣṭhasya sā smṛtā.
57.
bhrātuḥ jyeṣṭhasya bhāryā yā guru-patnī anujasya sā
yavīyasaḥ tu yā bhāryā snuṣā jyeṣṭhasya sā smṛtā
yavīyasaḥ tu yā bhāryā snuṣā jyeṣṭhasya sā smṛtā
57.
yā jyeṣṭhasya bhrātuḥ bhāryā sā anujasya guru-patnī
yavīyasaḥ tu yā bhāryā sā jyeṣṭhasya snuṣā smṛtā
yavīyasaḥ tu yā bhāryā sā jyeṣṭhasya snuṣā smṛtā
57.
The wife of an elder brother is like the wife of a revered elder (guru) to his younger brother. Conversely, the wife of a younger brother is considered the elder brother's daughter-in-law.
Words meanings summery:
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- भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother
- ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the elder, of the eldest
- भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
- या (yā) - who, which (feminine)
- गुरु-पत्नी (guru-patnī) - the wife of a guru, the wife of a revered elder/teacher
- अनुजस्य (anujasya) - of the younger brother, of the junior
- सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
- यवीयसः (yavīyasaḥ) - of the younger, of the younger brother
- तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand
- या (yā) - who, which (feminine)
- भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
- स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law
- ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the elder, of the eldest
- सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
- स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered, remembered, traditionally known
Words meanings and morphology
भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the elder, of the eldest
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, superior
भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, woman to be supported
derived from √bhṛ (to support) with -yā suffix (gerundive in feminine)
Root: √bhṛ (class 1)
या (yā) - who, which (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yat
yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
गुरु-पत्नी (guru-patnī) - the wife of a guru, the wife of a revered elder/teacher
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of guru-patnī
guru-patnī - wife of a guru/teacher/elder
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guru+patnī)
- guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor, elder, heavy, important
noun (masculine) - patnī – wife, mistress, female owner
noun (feminine)
अनुजस्य (anujasya) - of the younger brother, of the junior
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anuja
anuja - younger brother, junior, born after
formed from anu-√jan
Prefix: anu
Root: √jan (class 4)
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
यवीयसः (yavīyasaḥ) - of the younger, of the younger brother
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yavīyas
yavīyas - younger, junior, more youthful (comparative of yuvan)
comparative form of yuvan (young)
तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
या (yā) - who, which (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yat
yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, woman to be supported
derived from √bhṛ (to support) with -yā suffix (gerundive in feminine)
Root: √bhṛ (class 1)
स्नुषा (snuṣā) - daughter-in-law
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of snuṣā
snuṣā - daughter-in-law
ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the elder, of the eldest
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, superior
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered, remembered, traditionally known
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered, traditional
Past Passive Participle
formed from √smṛ (to remember)
Root: √smṛ (class 1)