मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-69
यस्या म्रियेत कन्याया वाचा सत्ये कृते पतिः ।
तामनेन विधानेन निजो विन्देत देवरः ॥६९॥
तामनेन विधानेन निजो विन्देत देवरः ॥६९॥
69. yasyā mriyeta kanyāyā vācā satye kṛte patiḥ ,
tāmanena vidhānena nijo vindeta devaraḥ.
tāmanena vidhānena nijo vindeta devaraḥ.
69.
yasyāḥ mriyeta kanyāyāḥ vācā satye kṛte patiḥ
| tām anena vidhānena nijaḥ vindeta devaraḥ
| tām anena vidhānena nijaḥ vindeta devaraḥ
69.
yasyāḥ kanyāyāḥ vācā satye kṛte patiḥ mriyeta,
tām nijaḥ devaraḥ anena vidhānena vindeta
tām nijaḥ devaraḥ anena vidhānena vindeta
69.
If the husband of a maiden dies after the marriage vows (vācā satye) have been formally declared, her own brother-in-law (devara) should take her according to this prescribed method.
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which (maiden) (of whom, whose)
- म्रियेत (mriyeta) - dies (may die, should die, would die)
- कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of a maiden (of a maiden, of a girl)
- वाचा (vācā) - by the word/vow (by word, by speech, by a vow)
- सत्ये (satye) - the truth (of the vow) (in truth, truly, real (locative absolute))
- कृते (kṛte) - has been formally declared (made, done, performed (locative absolute))
- पतिः (patiḥ) - the husband (husband, lord, master)
- ताम् (tām) - her (her, that (feminine))
- अनेन (anena) - by this (by this, with this)
- विधानेन (vidhānena) - according to this prescribed method (by the rule, by the method, by the ordinance)
- निजः (nijaḥ) - her own (own, one's own, innate)
- विन्देत (vindeta) - should take/marry (should obtain, should find, should marry)
- देवरः (devaraḥ) - brother-in-law (devara) (brother-in-law (husband's brother))
Words meanings and morphology
यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which (maiden) (of whom, whose)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
म्रियेत (mriyeta) - dies (may die, should die, would die)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (Liṅ) of mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)
कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of a maiden (of a maiden, of a girl)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin, daughter
वाचा (vācā) - by the word/vow (by word, by speech, by a vow)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc
vāc - word, speech, voice, vow, sacred text
From root 'vac' (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
सत्ये (satye) - the truth (of the vow) (in truth, truly, real (locative absolute))
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, true, real, sincere
Derived from 'sat' (being, existing)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Used in locative absolute construction 'vācā satye kṛte' meaning 'when the true word (vow) has been made'.
कृते (kṛte) - has been formally declared (made, done, performed (locative absolute))
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, created
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root 'kṛ' (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Used in locative absolute construction
पतिः (patiḥ) - the husband (husband, lord, master)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - husband, lord, master, owner
ताम् (tām) - her (her, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अनेन (anena) - by this (by this, with this)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
विधानेन (vidhānena) - according to this prescribed method (by the rule, by the method, by the ordinance)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vidhāna
vidhāna - rule, method, ordinance, arrangement, ritual
Derived from root 'dhā' (to place, to establish) with prefix 'vi'
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
निजः (nijaḥ) - her own (own, one's own, innate)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nija
nija - own, one's own, innate, personal
विन्देत (vindeta) - should take/marry (should obtain, should find, should marry)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (Liṅ) of vid
Root: vid (class 6)
देवरः (devaraḥ) - brother-in-law (devara) (brother-in-law (husband's brother))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devara
devara - brother-in-law (husband's younger or elder brother)