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 1.22

कर्मात्मनां च देवानां सोऽसृजत्प्राणिनां प्रभुः ।
साध्यानां च गणं सूक्ष्मं यज्ञं चैव सनातनम् ॥ २२ ॥

karmātmanāṃ ca devānāṃ so'sṛjatprāṇināṃ prabhuḥ |
sādhyānāṃ ca gaṇaṃ sūkṣmaṃ yajñaṃ caiva sanātanam || 22 ||

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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 (1.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karmatman, Karmatmana, Deva, Sah, Pranin, Prabhu, Sadhya, Gana, Sukshmam, Sukshma, Yajna, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “karmātmanāṃ ca devānāṃ so'sṛjatprāṇināṃ prabhuḥ
  • karmātmanām -
  • karmātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    karmātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    karmātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asṛjat -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • prāṇinām -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sādhyānāṃ ca gaṇaṃ sūkṣmaṃ yajñaṃ caiva sanātanam
  • sādhyānām -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sādhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √sidh]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇam -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūkṣmam -
  • sūkṣmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yajñam -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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