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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 2.8
सर्वं तु समवेक्ष्यैदं निखिलं ज्ञानचक्षुषा ।
श्रुतिप्रामाण्यतो विद्वान् स्वधर्मे निविशेत वै ॥ ८ ॥
sarvaṃ tu samavekṣyaidaṃ nikhilaṃ jñānacakṣuṣā |
śrutiprāmāṇyato vidvān svadharme niviśeta vai || 8 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.8 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 (2.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarvam, Sarva, Sama, Vekshya, Nikhila, Jnanacakshusha, Jnanacakshus, Shrutipramanyatah, Vidvas, Svadharma,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “sarvaṃ tu samavekṣyaidaṃ nikhilaṃ jñānacakṣuṣā ”
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vekṣyai -
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√vekṣ -> vekṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vekṣ]√vekṣ -> vekṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vekṣ class 10 verb]√vekṣ -> vekṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vekṣ class 10 verb]√vekṣ -> vekṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vekṣ class 10 verb]√vekṣ (verb class 10)[imperative passive first single]
- aid -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nikhilam -
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nikhila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nikhila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nikhilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñānacakṣuṣā -
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jñānacakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jñānacakṣus (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jñānacakṣus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “śrutiprāmāṇyato vidvān svadharme niviśeta vai ”
- śrutiprāmāṇyato* -
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śrutiprāmāṇyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- svadharme -
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svadharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- viśeta -
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√viś (verb class 6)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]