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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-9, verse-98

आददीत न शूद्रोऽपि शुल्कं दुहितरं ददन ।
शुल्कं हि गृह्णन कुरुते छन्नं दुहितृविक्रयम ॥९८॥
98. ādadīta na śūdro'pi śulkaṁ duhitaraṁ dadan ,
śulkaṁ hi gṛhṇan kurute channaṁ duhitṛvikrayam.
98. ādadhīta na śūdraḥ api śulkam duhitaram dadan |
śulkam hi gṛhṇan kurute channam duhitṛvikrayam
98. śūdraḥ api duhitaram dadan śulkam na ādadhīta
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:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • आदधीत (ādadhīta) - should take, should accept
  • (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)
(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)