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 2.153

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अज्ञो भवति वै बालः पिता भवति मन्त्रदः ।
अज्ञं हि बालमित्याहुः पितेत्येव तु मन्त्रदम् ॥ १५३ ॥

ajño bhavati vai bālaḥ pitā bhavati mantradaḥ |
ajñaṃ hi bālamityāhuḥ pitetyeva tu mantradam || 153 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.153 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 (2.153). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajna, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bala, Pitri, Mantrada, Iti, Itya, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.153). 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: “ajño bhavati vai bālaḥ pitā bhavati mantradaḥ ”
ajño* -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
bālaḥ -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pitā -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
mantradaḥ -
mantrada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ajñaṃ hi bālamityāhuḥ pitetyeva tu mantradam ”
ajñam -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

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

ajñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bālam -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

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

bālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ityā -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
āhuḥ -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]
pite -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

√pi (verb class 2)

[present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mantradam -
mantrada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mantrada (noun, neuter)

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

mantradā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023