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 2.52

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आयुष्यं प्राङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते यशस्यं दक्षिणामुखः ।
श्रियं प्रत्यङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते ऋतं भुङ्क्ते ह्युदङ्मुखः ॥ ५२ ॥

āyuṣyaṃ prāṅmukho bhuṅkte yaśasyaṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ |
śriyaṃ pratyaṅmukho bhuṅkte ṛtaṃ bhuṅkte hyudaṅmukhaḥ || 52 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.52 is contained in the book Manusmrti (Sanskrit and English) by Ganganath Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Ganganath Jha (1999)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayushya, Pranmukha, Yashasya, Dakshinamukha, Shri, Shriya, Pratyanmukha, Ritam, Rita, Udanmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.52). 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: “āyuṣyaṃ prāṅmukho bhuṅkte yaśasyaṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ ”
āyuṣyam -
āyuṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āyuṣya (noun, neuter)

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

āyuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāṅmukho* -
prāṅmukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhuṅkte -
√bhuj (verb class 7)

[present middle third single]
yaśasyam -
yaśasya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yaśasya (noun, neuter)

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

yaśasyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ -
dakṣiṇāmukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śriyaṃ pratyaṅmukho bhuṅkte ṛtaṃ bhuṅkte hyudaṅmukhaḥ ”
śriyam -
śriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śriya (noun, neuter)

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

śrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pratyaṅmukho* -
pratyaṅmukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhuṅkte -
√bhuj (verb class 7)

[present middle third single]
ṛtam -
ṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhuṅkte -
√bhuj (verb class 7)

[present middle third single]
hyu -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
udaṅmukhaḥ -
udaṅmukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023