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 2.10

श्रुतिस्तु वेदो विज्ञेयो धर्मशास्त्रं तु वै स्मृतिः ।
ते सर्वार्थेष्वमीमांस्ये ताभ्यां धर्मो हि निर्बभौ ॥ १० ॥

śrutistu vedo vijñeyo dharmaśāstraṃ tu vai smṛtiḥ |
te sarvārtheṣvamīmāṃsye tābhyāṃ dharmo hi nirbabhau || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.10 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 (2.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shruti, Veda, Vedas, Vijneya, Dharmashastra, Smriti, Tad, Yushmad, Sarvartha, Amimamsya, Dharma, Nih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śrutistu vedo vijñeyo dharmaśāstraṃ tu vai smṛtiḥ
  • śrutis -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vedo* -
  • vedas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vijñeyo* -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaśāstram -
  • dharmaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dharmaśāstrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • smṛtiḥ -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “te sarvārtheṣvamīmāṃsye tābhyāṃ dharmo hi nirbabhau
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sarvārtheṣva -
  • sarvārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvārtha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • amīmāṃsye -
  • amīmāṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    amīmāṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    amīmāṃsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    man (verb class 0)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • tābhyām -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • babhau -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
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