मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-81
वन्ध्याष्टमेऽधिवेद्याब्दे दशमे तु मृतप्रजा ।
एकादशे स्त्रीजननी सद्यस्त्वप्रियवादिनी ॥८१॥
एकादशे स्त्रीजननी सद्यस्त्वप्रियवादिनी ॥८१॥
81. vandhyāṣṭame'dhivedyābde daśame tu mṛtaprajā ,
ekādaśe strījananī sadyastvapriyavādinī.
ekādaśe strījananī sadyastvapriyavādinī.
81.
vandhyā aṣṭame adhivedyā abde daśame tu mṛtaprajā
ekādaśe strījananī sadyaḥ tu apriyavādinī
ekādaśe strījananī sadyaḥ tu apriyavādinī
81.
vandhyā aṣṭame abde adhivedyā.
mṛtaprajā daśame (abde adhivedyā) tu.
strījananī ekādaśe (abde adhivedyā).
apriyavādinī tu sadyaḥ (adhivedyā).
mṛtaprajā daśame (abde adhivedyā) tu.
strījananī ekādaśe (abde adhivedyā).
apriyavādinī tu sadyaḥ (adhivedyā).
81.
A barren wife should be superseded in the eighth year; one whose children are dead, in the tenth; one who bears only daughters, in the eleventh; and an unpleasant speaker, immediately.
Words meanings summery:
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- वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - a barren wife (barren, sterile (female))
- अष्टमे (aṣṭame) - in the eighth (year) (in the eighth, for the eighth)
- अधिवेद्या (adhivedyā) - should be superseded (to be married to, to be superseded (by another wife))
- अब्दे (abde) - in the year (in the year, after a year)
- दशमे (daśame) - in the tenth (year) (in the tenth, for the tenth)
- तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- मृतप्रजा (mṛtaprajā) - one whose children are dead (one whose children are dead, having dead offspring)
- एकादशे (ekādaśe) - in the eleventh (year) (in the eleventh, for the eleventh)
- स्त्रीजननी (strījananī) - one who bears only daughters (one who bears only daughters, mother of females)
- सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once, forthwith)
- तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- अप्रियवादिनी (apriyavādinī) - an unpleasant speaker (speaking unpleasantly, disagreeable speaker)
Words meanings and morphology
वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - a barren wife (barren, sterile (female))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vandhyā
vandhyā - barren, sterile (female)
Feminine form of 'vandhya'
Root: bandh
अष्टमे (aṣṭame) - in the eighth (year) (in the eighth, for the eighth)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of aṣṭama
aṣṭama - eighth
Ordinal number from 'aṣṭan' (eight)
अधिवेद्या (adhivedyā) - should be superseded (to be married to, to be superseded (by another wife))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of adhivedya
adhivedya - to be married to, to be superseded (by another wife)
Gerundive (ṇya)
From root 'vid' with prefix 'adhi'
Prefix: adhi
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Implies "should be".
अब्दे (abde) - in the year (in the year, after a year)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of abda
abda - year, cloud
दशमे (daśame) - in the tenth (year) (in the tenth, for the tenth)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of daśama
daśama - tenth
Ordinal number from 'daśan' (ten)
तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
मृतप्रजा (mṛtaprajā) - one whose children are dead (one whose children are dead, having dead offspring)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛtaprajā
mṛtapraja - one whose children are dead, having dead offspring
Feminine form of 'mṛtapraja'
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mṛta+prajā)
- mṛta – dead, deceased
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'mṛ'
Root: mṛ (class 6) - prajā – offspring, progeny, people
noun (feminine)
एकादशे (ekādaśe) - in the eleventh (year) (in the eleventh, for the eleventh)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of ekādaśa
ekādaśa - eleventh
Ordinal number from 'ekādaśan' (eleven)
स्त्रीजननी (strījananī) - one who bears only daughters (one who bears only daughters, mother of females)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of strījananī
strījananin - one who bears only daughters, mother of females
Feminine form of 'strījananin'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+jananī)
- strī – woman, female, daughter
noun (feminine) - jananī – mother, producer, bearer
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'jan'
Root: jan (class 4)
सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once, forthwith)
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
अप्रियवादिनी (apriyavādinī) - an unpleasant speaker (speaking unpleasantly, disagreeable speaker)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of apriyavādinī
apriyavādin - speaking unpleasantly, disagreeable speaker
Feminine form of 'apriyavādin'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+priya+vādin)
- a – not, un-, without
indeclinable
Negative prefix - priya – dear, pleasant, beloved
adjective (masculine) - vādin – speaking, speaker
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root 'vad'
Root: vad (class 1)