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 2.140

उपनीय तु यः शिष्यं वेदमध्यापयेद्द्विजः ।
सकल्पं सरहस्यं च तमाचार्यं प्रचक्षते ॥ १४० ॥

upanīya tu yaḥ śiṣyaṃ vedamadhyāpayeddvijaḥ |
sakalpaṃ sarahasyaṃ ca tamācāryaṃ pracakṣate || 140 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.140 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 (2.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Shishya, Veda, Adhi, Dvija, Sakalpa, Sarahasya, Tama, Acarya, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “upanīya tu yaḥ śiṣyaṃ vedamadhyāpayeddvijaḥ
  • upanī -
  • upani (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiṣyam -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • vedam -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhyā -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    adhyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpayed -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sakalpaṃ sarahasyaṃ ca tamācāryaṃ pracakṣate
  • sakalpam -
  • sakalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarahasyam -
  • sarahasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarahasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarahasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tamā -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāryam -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
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