मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-94
त्रिंशद्वर्षो वहेत कन्यां हृद्यां द्वादशवार्षिकीम ।
त्र्यष्टवर्षोऽष्टवर्षां वा धर्मे सीदति सत्वरः ॥९४॥
त्र्यष्टवर्षोऽष्टवर्षां वा धर्मे सीदति सत्वरः ॥९४॥
94. triṁśadvarṣo vahet kanyāṁ hṛdyāṁ dvādaśavārṣikīm ,
tryaṣṭavarṣo'ṣṭavarṣāṁ vā dharme sīdati satvaraḥ.
tryaṣṭavarṣo'ṣṭavarṣāṁ vā dharme sīdati satvaraḥ.
94.
triṃśadvarṣaḥ vaheta kanyām hṛdyām dvādaśavārṣikīm
tryaṣṭavarṣaḥ aṣṭavarṣām vā dharme sīdati satvaraḥ
tryaṣṭavarṣaḥ aṣṭavarṣām vā dharme sīdati satvaraḥ
94.
triṃśadvarṣaḥ hṛdyām dvādaśavārṣikīm kanyām vaheta
vā tryaṣṭavarṣaḥ aṣṭavarṣām dharme satvaraḥ sīdati
vā tryaṣṭavarṣaḥ aṣṭavarṣām dharme satvaraḥ sīdati
94.
A man thirty years old should marry an agreeable maiden twelve years old; or a man twenty-four years old, an eight-year-old maiden, if the natural order (dharma) is declining rapidly.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्रिंशद्वर्षः (triṁśadvarṣaḥ) - a man thirty years old
- वहेत (vaheta) - should marry (should marry, should carry)
- कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)
- हृद्याम् (hṛdyām) - agreeable (charming, agreeable, pleasant, dear to the heart)
- द्वादशवार्षिकीम् (dvādaśavārṣikīm) - twelve years old
- त्र्यष्टवर्षः (tryaṣṭavarṣaḥ) - a man twenty-four years old (a man twenty-four years old (3x8 years))
- अष्टवर्षाम् (aṣṭavarṣām) - an eight-year-old maiden (an eight-year-old (feminine))
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- धर्मे (dharme) - in the natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in religious duty, in the innate constitution)
- सीदति (sīdati) - is declining, fails (sinks, fails, declines, perishes)
- सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - rapidly (quick, swift, agile; quickly, rapidly)
Words meanings and morphology
त्रिंशद्वर्षः (triṁśadvarṣaḥ) - a man thirty years old
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of triṃśadvarṣa
triṁśadvarṣa - thirty years old
Compound meaning 'having thirty years'.
Compound type : dvigu (triṃśat+varṣa)
- triṃśat – thirty
numeral - varṣa – year
noun (masculine)
वहेत (vaheta) - should marry (should marry, should carry)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vah
Root: √vah (class 1)
कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter
हृद्याम् (hṛdyām) - agreeable (charming, agreeable, pleasant, dear to the heart)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of hṛdya
hṛdya - charming, agreeable, pleasant, dear to the heart
Derived from hṛd (heart) with suffix -ya.
द्वादशवार्षिकीम् (dvādaśavārṣikīm) - twelve years old
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dvādaśavārṣikī
dvādaśavārṣikī - twelve years old (feminine)
Derived from dvādaśavarṣa with feminine suffix ī.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvādaśa+varṣika)
- dvādaśa – twelve
numeral - varṣika – yearly, of a year
adjective (masculine)
Suffix -ika from varṣa.
त्र्यष्टवर्षः (tryaṣṭavarṣaḥ) - a man twenty-four years old (a man twenty-four years old (3x8 years))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tryaṣṭavarṣa
tryaṣṭavarṣa - twenty-four years old (3x8)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+aṣṭa+varṣa)
- tri – three
numeral - aṣṭa – eight
numeral - varṣa – year
noun (masculine)
अष्टवर्षाम् (aṣṭavarṣām) - an eight-year-old maiden (an eight-year-old (feminine))
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aṣṭavarṣā
aṣṭavarṣā - eight years old (feminine)
Derived from aṣṭavarṣa with feminine suffix ā.
Compound type : dvigu (aṣṭa+varṣa)
- aṣṭa – eight
numeral - varṣa – year
noun (masculine)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
धर्मे (dharme) - in the natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in religious duty, in the innate constitution)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, religious duty, innate constitution, essential nature, righteousness
Root: √dhṛ (class 1)
सीदति (sīdati) - is declining, fails (sinks, fails, declines, perishes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sīd
Present indicative form of √sad (class 1, with sīd- augment).
Root: √sad (class 1)
सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - rapidly (quick, swift, agile; quickly, rapidly)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of satvara
satvara - quick, swift, agile, prompt, speedy