मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-74
विधाय वृत्तिं भार्यायाः प्रवसेत कार्यवान्नरः ।
अवृत्तिकर्शिता हि स्त्री प्रदुष्येत स्थितिमत्यपि ॥७४॥
अवृत्तिकर्शिता हि स्त्री प्रदुष्येत स्थितिमत्यपि ॥७४॥
74. vidhāya vṛttiṁ bhāryāyāḥ pravaset kāryavānnaraḥ ,
avṛttikarśitā hi strī praduṣyet sthitimatyapi.
avṛttikarśitā hi strī praduṣyet sthitimatyapi.
74.
vidhāya vṛttim bhāryāyāḥ pravaseta kāryavān naraḥ
avṛttikarśitā hi strī praduṣyeta sthitimati api
avṛttikarśitā hi strī praduṣyeta sthitimati api
74.
naraḥ kāryavān bhāryāyāḥ vṛttim vidhāya pravaseta
hi avṛttikarśitā strī sthitimati api praduṣyeta
hi avṛttikarśitā strī sthitimati api praduṣyeta
74.
A man occupied with a task should travel abroad after providing for his wife's maintenance. For a woman, distressed by lack of support, might indeed go astray, even if she is naturally steadfast.
Words meanings summery:
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- विधाय (vidhāya) - having provided, having arranged, having done
- वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - maintenance, livelihood, support
- भार्यायाः (bhāryāyāḥ) - of the wife, for the wife
- प्रवसेत (pravaseta) - should go abroad, should travel
- कार्यवान् (kāryavān) - having a task, busy, occupied with work
- नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person
- अवृत्तिकर्शिता (avṛttikarśitā) - distressed by lack of maintenance/support
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- स्त्री (strī) - a woman
- प्रदुष्येत (praduṣyeta) - might become corrupted, might err, might fall from virtue
- स्थितिमति (sthitimati) - steadfast, chaste, firm
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
Words meanings and morphology
विधाय (vidhāya) - having provided, having arranged, having done
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root `dhā` with prefix `vi`, forming an absolutive.
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - maintenance, livelihood, support
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti
vṛtti - maintenance, livelihood, means of subsistence, conduct, profession
Root: vṛt (class 1)
भार्यायाः (bhāryāyāḥ) - of the wife, for the wife
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, a woman to be supported
Gerundive (Ppp) from `bhṛ` (to bear/support)
Feminine form of `bhārya` (to be supported).
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
प्रवसेत (pravaseta) - should go abroad, should travel
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pravas
Optative mood, 3rd person singular
From root `vas` (to dwell) with prefix `pra`.
Prefix: pra
Root: vas (class 1)
कार्यवान् (kāryavān) - having a task, busy, occupied with work
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāryavat
kāryavat - having a task, busy, occupied with work
Possessive suffix `mat/vat` applied to `kārya`.
From `kārya` (task/duty) + `vat` (possessive suffix).
नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, person
Root: nṛ
अवृत्तिकर्शिता (avṛttikarśitā) - distressed by lack of maintenance/support
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avṛttikarśita
avṛttikarśita - distressed by lack of maintenance
Compound.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a-vṛtti+karśita)
- a-vṛtti – lack of maintenance, want of livelihood
noun (feminine)
Negative prefix 'a' + 'vṛtti'.
Prefix: a - karśita – emaciated, distressed, withered
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `kṛś` (to make thin, distress) with suffix `kta`.
Root: kṛś (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
Particle
स्त्री (strī) - a woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
Root: stṛ
प्रदुष्येत (praduṣyeta) - might become corrupted, might err, might fall from virtue
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of praduṣ
Optative mood, 3rd person singular
From root `duṣ` (to be faulty, to spoil) with prefix `pra`.
Prefix: pra
Root: duṣ (class 4)
स्थितिमति (sthitimati) - steadfast, chaste, firm
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthitimat
sthitimat - steadfast, firm, constant, chaste (of a woman)
Possessive suffix `mat/vat`.
From `sthiti` (steadfastness, status) + `mat` (possessive suffix).
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
Particle