Manusmriti [sanskrit]

by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 23,875 words | ISBN-10: 8120811550 | ISBN-13: 9788120811553

This is the Sanskrit text of the Manusmriti, which is a collection of verses dealing with ‘Dharma-Shastra’—the ancient Indian science of Law, Spritual life, Politics and Ethics.. The edition of this text is based on Ganganatha Jha’s translation of the same text.

Verse 1.8

सोऽभिध्याय शरीरात्स्वात्सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः ।
अप एव ससर्जादौ तासु वीर्यमवासृजत् ॥ ८ ॥

so'bhidhyāya śarīrātsvātsisṛkṣurvividhāḥ prajāḥ |
apa eva sasarjādau tāsu vīryamavāsṛjat || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.8 is contained in the book Manusmrti (Sanskrit and English) by Ganganath Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Abhidhya, Aya, Sharira, Sva, Sisrikshu, Vividha, Praja, Prajas, Apas, Eva, Ada, Virya, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “so'bhidhyāya śarīrātsvātsisṛkṣurvividhāḥ prajāḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhidhyā -
  • abhidhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • śarīrāt -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • svāt -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • sisṛkṣur -
  • sisṛkṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sisṛkṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vividhāḥ -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apa eva sasarjādau tāsu vīryamavāsṛjat
  • apa* -
  • apas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sasarjā -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    sarj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tāsu -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asṛjat -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
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