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 2.84

क्षरन्ति सर्वा वैदिक्यो जुहोतियजतिक्रियाः ।
अक्षरं दुष्करं ज्ञेयं ब्रह्म चैव प्रजापतिः ॥ ८४ ॥

kṣaranti sarvā vaidikyo juhotiyajatikriyāḥ |
akṣaraṃ duṣkaraṃ jñeyaṃ brahma caiva prajāpatiḥ || 84 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.84 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 (2.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ksharat, Ksharanti, Saru, Sarva, Vaidiki, Juhotiyajatikriya, Akshara, Dushkara, Jneya, Brahma, Brahman, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.84). 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: “kṣaranti sarvā vaidikyo juhotiyajatikriyāḥ
  • kṣaranti -
  • kṣar -> kṣarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṣar class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣar class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣar class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣar class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣar class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣar class 2 verb]
    kṣar -> kṣarantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṣar class 1 verb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaidikyo* -
  • vaidikī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • juhotiyajatikriyāḥ -
  • juhotiyajatikriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “akṣaraṃ duṣkaraṃ jñeyaṃ brahma caiva prajāpatiḥ
  • akṣaram -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • duṣkaram -
  • duṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñeyam -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • prajāpatiḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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