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 2.166

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वेदमेव सदाऽभ्यस्येत्तपस्तप्यन्द्विजोत्तमः ।
वेदाभ्यासो हि विप्रस्य तपः परमिहौच्यते ॥ १६६ ॥

vedameva sadā'bhyasyettapastapyandvijottamaḥ |
vedābhyāso hi viprasya tapaḥ paramihaucyate || 166 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.166 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 (2.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veda, Eva, Tta, Tap, Yat, Yah, Dvijottama, Vedabhyasa, Vipra, Tapa, Tapas, Param, Para, Iha, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.166). 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: “vedameva sadā'bhyasyettapastapyandvijottamaḥ ”
vedam -
veda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vedā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadā' -
abhyasye -
√bhyas (verb class 1)

[imperfect passive first single]
tta -
tta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pas -
pa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tap -
tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

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

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dvijottamaḥ -
dvijottama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vedābhyāso hi viprasya tapaḥ paramihaucyate ”
vedābhyāso* -
vedābhyāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
viprasya -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tapaḥ -
tapas (noun, neuter)

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

tap (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

tap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023