मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-64
नान्यस्मिन विधवा नारी नियोक्तव्या द्विजातिभिः ।
अन्यस्मिन हि नियुञ्जाना धर्मं हन्युः सनातनम ॥६४॥
अन्यस्मिन हि नियुञ्जाना धर्मं हन्युः सनातनम ॥६४॥
64. nānyasmin vidhavā nārī niyoktavyā dvijātibhiḥ ,
anyasmin hi niyuñjānā dharmaṁ hanyuḥ sanātanam.
anyasmin hi niyuñjānā dharmaṁ hanyuḥ sanātanam.
64.
na anyasmin vidhavā nārī niyoktavyā dvijātibhiḥ
anyasmin hi niyuñjānāḥ dharmam hanyuḥ sanātanam
anyasmin hi niyuñjānāḥ dharmam hanyuḥ sanātanam
64.
vidhavā nārī dvijātibhiḥ anyasmin na niyoktavyā.
hi,
anyasmin niyuñjānāḥ sanātanam dharmam hanyuḥ
hi,
anyasmin niyuñjānāḥ sanātanam dharmam hanyuḥ
64.
A widow should not be appointed (for niyoga) with any other man by the twice-born (dvijāti). For indeed, by appointing her with another, they would violate the eternal (sanātana) natural law (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another man, to another man (in another, to another)
- विधवा (vidhavā) - a widow
- नारी (nārī) - a woman
- नियोक्तव्या (niyoktavyā) - should be appointed for niyoga (should be appointed, to be appointed)
- द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ) - by members of the brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya varnas (by the twice-born)
- अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another man, to another man (in another, to another)
- हि (hi) - indeed, because, for
- नियुञ्जानाः (niyuñjānāḥ) - those (twice-born) who appoint a widow for niyoga with another man (those appointing)
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - the fundamental, eternal natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, virtue)
- हन्युः (hanyuḥ) - they would violate or destroy the natural law (they would destroy, they would strike)
- सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another man, to another man (in another, to another)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
विधवा (vidhavā) - a widow
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidhavā
vidhavā - a widow, a woman whose husband is dead
नारी (nārī) - a woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī
nārī - a woman, a female
नियोक्तव्या (niyoktavyā) - should be appointed for niyoga (should be appointed, to be appointed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of niyoktavya
niyoktavya - to be appointed, fit to be appointed
Gerundive
Derived from the root yuj with prefix ni- using the suffix -tavya
Prefix: ni
Root: yuj (class 7)
द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ) - by members of the brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya varnas (by the twice-born)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born (a member of the first three classes of Hindus: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)
- dvi – two
indeclinable - jāti – birth, origin, class, caste
noun (feminine)
अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another man, to another man (in another, to another)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
हि (hi) - indeed, because, for
(indeclinable)
नियुञ्जानाः (niyuñjānāḥ) - those (twice-born) who appoint a widow for niyoga with another man (those appointing)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niyuñjāna
niyuñjāna - appointing, engaging, joining
Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)
Derived from the root yuj with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: yuj (class 7)
धर्मम् (dharmam) - the fundamental, eternal natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, virtue)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, essential quality, duty, righteousness, constitution, religious or moral merit
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
हन्युः (hanyuḥ) - they would violate or destroy the natural law (they would destroy, they would strike)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han
Root: han (class 2)
सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, traditional