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 3.4

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गुरुणानुमतः स्नात्वा समावृत्तो यथाविधि ।
उद्वहेत द्विजो भार्यां सवर्णां लक्षणान्विताम् ॥ ४ ॥

guruṇānumataḥ snātvā samāvṛtto yathāvidhi |
udvaheta dvijo bhāryāṃ savarṇāṃ lakṣaṇānvitām || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4 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 (3.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Anumata, Snatva, Samavritta, Yathavidhi, Udvaha, Ita, Dvija, Bharya, Savarna, Lakshananvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4). 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: “guruṇānumataḥ snātvā samāvṛtto yathāvidhi ”
guruṇā -
guru (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

guru (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gurū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
anumataḥ -
anumata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
snātvā -
snātvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√snā -> snātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √snā]

√snā -> snātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √snā]

snātvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
samāvṛtto* -
samāvṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathāvidhi -
yathāvidhi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “udvaheta dvijo bhāryāṃ savarṇāṃ lakṣaṇānvitām ”
udvahe -
udvaha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

udvaha (noun, neuter)

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

udvahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
dvijo* -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāryām -
bhāryā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √bhṛ]
savarṇām -
savarṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
lakṣaṇānvitām -
lakṣaṇānvitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023