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 2.71

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ब्रह्मारम्भेऽवसाने च पादौ ग्राह्यौ गुरोः सदा ।
संहत्य हस्तावध्येयं स हि ब्रह्माञ्जलिः स्मृतः ॥ ७१ ॥

brahmārambhe'vasāne ca pādau grāhyau guroḥ sadā |
saṃhatya hastāvadhyeyaṃ sa hi brahmāñjaliḥ smṛtaḥ || 71 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.71 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 (2.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmarambha, Avasana, Pada, Padu, Grahi, Grahya, Guru, Sada, Sad, Samhatya, Hasta, Adhyeya, Brahmanjali, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.71). 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: “brahmārambhe'vasāne ca pādau grāhyau guroḥ sadā ”
brahmārambhe' -
brahmārambha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
avasāne -
avasāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avasāna (noun, neuter)

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

avasānā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pādau -
pāda (noun, masculine)

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

pādu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
grāhyau -
grāhī (noun, feminine)

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

grāhya (noun, masculine)

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

√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √grah], [vocative dual from √grah], [accusative dual from √grah]
guroḥ -
guru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saṃhatya hastāvadhyeyaṃ sa hi brahmāñjaliḥ smṛtaḥ ”
saṃhatya -
saṃhatya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hastāva -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
adhyeyam -
adhyeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhyeya (noun, neuter)

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

adhyeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
brahmāñjaliḥ -
brahmāñjali (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
smṛtaḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023