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 2.159

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अहिंसयैव भूतानां कार्यं श्रेयोऽनुशासनम् ।
वाक्चैव मधुरा श्लक्ष्णा प्रयोज्या धर्ममिच्छता ॥ १५९ ॥

ahiṃsayaiva bhūtānāṃ kāryaṃ śreyo'nuśāsanam |
vākcaiva madhurā ślakṣṇā prayojyā dharmamicchatā || 159 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.159 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 (2.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahimsa, Bhuta, Karya, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Anushasana, Vac, Madhura, Shlakshna, Prayojya, Dharma, Icchata, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.159). 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: “ahiṃsayaiva bhūtānāṃ kāryaṃ śreyo'nuśāsanam ”
ahiṃsayai -
ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
bhūtānām -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
kāryam -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

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

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
śreyo' -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
anuśāsanam -
anuśāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “vākcaiva madhurā ślakṣṇā prayojyā dharmamicchatā ”
vāk -
vāc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
madhurā -
madhurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ślakṣṇā -
ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prayojyā* -
prayojya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prayojyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
icchatā -
icchatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023