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 1.78

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ज्योतिषश्च विकुर्वाणादापो रसगुणाः स्मृताः ।
अद्भ्यो गन्धगुणा भूमिरित्येषा सृष्टिरादितः ॥ ७८ ॥

jyotiṣaśca vikurvāṇādāpo rasaguṇāḥ smṛtāḥ |
adbhyo gandhaguṇā bhūmirityeṣā sṛṣṭirāditaḥ || 78 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.78 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 (1.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyotisha, Jyotis, Vikurvana, Apa, Apas, Rasaguna, Smrita, Smrito, Gandhaguna, Bhumi, Iti, Itya, Esha, Srishti, Aditah, Adita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.78). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “jyotiṣaśca vikurvāṇādāpo rasaguṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ”
jyotiṣaś -
jyotiṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

jyotis (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jyotis (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikurvāṇād -
vikurvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vikurvāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
āpo* -
āpas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ap (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active second single]
rasaguṇāḥ -
rasaguṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rasaguṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
smṛtāḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

smṛto (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Line 2: “adbhyo gandhaguṇā bhūmirityeṣā sṛṣṭirāditaḥ ”
adbhyo* -
ap (noun, feminine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

ad (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

ad (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
gandhaguṇā* -
gandhaguṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gandhaguṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūmir -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sṛṣṭir -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āditaḥ -
āditaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ad]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023