मनु-स्मृतिः manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-9, verse-82

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या रोगिणी स्यात तु हिता संपन्ना चैव शीलतः ।
साऽनुज्ञाप्याधिवेत्तव्या नावमान्या च कर्हि चित ॥८२॥

82. yā rogiṇī syāt tu hitā saṁpannā caiva śīlataḥ ,
sā'nujñāpyādhivettavyā nāvamānyā ca karhi cit.

82. yā rogiṇī syāt tu hitā sampannā ca eva śīlataḥ sā
anujñāpyā adhivettavyā na avamānyā ca karhi cit

82. tu yā rogiṇī syāt ca eva śīlataḥ hitā sampannā sā
anujñāpyā adhivettavyā ca karhi cit na avamānyā

82. A wife who is sick, yet endowed with good character and benevolence, should be given permission (for her husband to take another wife), but she must never be dishonored or disrespected.

Words meanings summery:

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या (yā) - who, which, she

रोगिणी (rogiṇī) - a sick woman, a diseased woman

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

हिता (hitā) - beneficial, benevolent, favorable, devoted (feminine)

सम्पन्ना (sampannā) - endowed with, accomplished, perfect, prosperous (feminine)

च (ca) - and

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

शीलतः (śīlataḥ) - by character, by good conduct, from her nature

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

अनुज्ञाप्या (anujñāpyā) - to be granted permission for her husband to take another wife. (to be permitted, to be allowed, to be given permission (feminine))

अधिवेत्तव्या (adhivettavyā) - to be superseded (by taking another wife) (feminine)

न (na) - not, no

अवमान्या (avamānyā) - to be disrespected, to be dishonored (feminine)

च (ca) - and

कर्हि चित् (karhi cit) - ever, at any time

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - who, which, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to the wife.

रोगिणी (rogiṇī) - a sick woman, a diseased woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rogiṇī

rogiṇī - a sick or diseased woman, invalid

Feminine form of rogin (sick, diseased)

Root: rudh (class 7)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, or marks a contrast.

हिता (hitā) - beneficial, benevolent, favorable, devoted (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, benevolent, good, devoted, suitable

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, to put).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies rogiṇī.

सम्पन्ना (sampannā) - endowed with, accomplished, perfect, prosperous (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sampanna

sampanna - endowed with, accomplished, complete, prosperous, successful

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go, to obtain) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies rogiṇī.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

शीलतः (śīlataḥ) - by character, by good conduct, from her nature

(indeclinable)

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Formed with the suffix -tas from śīla.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers back to 'yā rogiṇī'.

अनुज्ञाप्या (anujñāpyā) - to be granted permission for her husband to take another wife. (to be permitted, to be allowed, to be given permission (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anujñāpya

anujñāpya - to be caused to assent, to be granted permission, to be permitted

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

From root jñā (to know) with upasargas anu- and pra- (causal form), suffix -ya.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies sā.

अधिवेत्तव्या (adhivettavyā) - to be superseded (by taking another wife) (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhivettavya

adhivettavya - to be superseded (by marrying another wife while the first is living)