मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-9, verse-98
आददीत न शूद्रोऽपि शुल्कं दुहितरं ददन ।
शुल्कं हि गृह्णन कुरुते छन्नं दुहितृविक्रयम ॥९८॥
शुल्कं हि गृह्णन कुरुते छन्नं दुहितृविक्रयम ॥९८॥
98. ādadīta na śūdro'pi śulkaṁ duhitaraṁ dadan ,
śulkaṁ hi gṛhṇan kurute channaṁ duhitṛvikrayam.
śulkaṁ hi gṛhṇan kurute channaṁ duhitṛvikrayam.
98.
ādadhīta na śūdraḥ api śulkam duhitaram dadan |
śulkam hi gṛhṇan kurute channam duhitṛvikrayam
śulkam hi gṛhṇan kurute channam duhitṛvikrayam
98.
śūdraḥ api duhitaram dadan śulkam na ādadhīta
hi śulkam gṛhṇan channam duhitṛvikrayam kurute
hi śulkam gṛhṇan channam duhitṛvikrayam kurute
98.
Even a śūdra should not accept a bridal price when giving his daughter in marriage. Indeed, accepting a bridal price amounts to a hidden sale of the daughter.
Words meanings summery:
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- आदधीत (ādadhīta) - should take, should accept
- न (na) - not, no
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (member of the fourth social class)
- अपि (api) - even, also
- शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bridal price, fee, tax
- दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - daughter
- ददन् (dadan) - giving his daughter (in marriage) (giving, offering (present active participle))
- शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bridal price, fee, tax
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- गृह्णन् (gṛhṇan) - taking a bridal price (taking, accepting (present active participle))
- कुरुते (kurute) - he does, he makes, he performs
- छन्नम् (channam) - hidden, concealed
- दुहितृविक्रयम् (duhitṛvikrayam) - sale of a daughter
Words meanings and morphology
आदधीत (ādadhīta) - should take, should accept
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ādā
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (member of the fourth social class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class; a servant
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bridal price, fee, tax
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śulka
śulka - bridal price, fee, tax, toll
दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - daughter
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of duhitṛ
duhitṛ - daughter
ददन् (dadan) - giving his daughter (in marriage) (giving, offering (present active participle))
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dadat
dadat - giving, offering
present active participle
from root dā (class 3) 'to give'
Root: dā (class 3)
शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bridal price, fee, tax
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śulka
śulka - bridal price, fee, tax, toll
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
गृह्णन् (gṛhṇan) - taking a bridal price (taking, accepting (present active participle))
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhṇat
gṛhṇat - taking, seizing, accepting
present active participle
from root grah (class 9) 'to seize, take'
Root: grah (class 9)
कुरुते (kurute) - he does, he makes, he performs
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
छन्नम् (channam) - hidden, concealed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of channa
channa - hidden, concealed, covered
past passive participle
from root chad 'to cover'
Root: chad (class 1)
Note: Agrees with duhitṛvikrayam.
दुहितृविक्रयम् (duhitṛvikrayam) - sale of a daughter
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of duhitṛvikraya
duhitṛvikraya - sale of a daughter
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duhitṛ+vikraya)
- duhitṛ – daughter
noun (feminine) - vikraya – sale, selling
noun (masculine)
from vi + krī 'to sell'
Prefix: vi
Root: krī (class 9)