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 1.86

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तपः परं कृतयुगे त्रेतायां ज्ञानमुच्यते ।
द्वापरे यज्ञमेवाहुर्दानमेकं कलौ युगे ॥ ८६ ॥

tapaḥ paraṃ kṛtayuge tretāyāṃ jñānamucyate |
dvāpare yajñamevāhurdānamekaṃ kalau yuge || 86 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.86 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 (1.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Param, Para, Kritayuga, Treta, Jnana, Ucyat, Dvapara, Yajna, Eva, Ahu, Dana, Eka, Kala, Kali, Yuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.86). 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: “tapaḥ paraṃ kṛtayuge tretāyāṃ jñānamucyate ”
tapaḥ -
tapas (noun, neuter)

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

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kṛtayuge -
kṛtayuga (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tretāyām -
tretā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “dvāpare yajñamevāhurdānamekaṃ kalau yuge ”
dvāpare -
dvāpara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
yajñam -
yajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahur -
ahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[aorist active third plural]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third plural]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kalau -
kala (noun, masculine)

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

kali (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
yuge -
yuga (noun, neuter)

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

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023