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 2.19

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कुरुक्षेत्रं च मत्स्याश्च पञ्चालाः शूरसेनकाः ।
एष ब्रह्मर्षिदेशो वै ब्रह्मावर्तादनन्तरः ॥ १९ ॥

kurukṣetraṃ ca matsyāśca pañcālāḥ śūrasenakāḥ |
eṣa brahmarṣideśo vai brahmāvartādanantaraḥ || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.19 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 (2.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kurukshetra, Matsya, Pancala, Shurasenaka, Esha, Brahmarshidesha, Brahmavarta, Anantara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.19). 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: “kurukṣetraṃ ca matsyāśca pañcālāḥ śūrasenakāḥ ”
kurukṣetram -
kurukṣetra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kurukṣetra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
matsyāś -
matsya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

matsyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pañcālāḥ -
pañcāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pañcālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śūrasenakāḥ -
śūrasenaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “eṣa brahmarṣideśo vai brahmāvartādanantaraḥ ”
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
brahmarṣideśo* -
brahmarṣideśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
brahmāvartād -
brahmāvarta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
anantaraḥ -
anantara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023