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 3.20

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चतुर्णामपि वर्णानं प्रेत्य चैह हिताहितान् ।
अष्टाविमान् समासेन स्त्रीविवाहान्निबोधत ॥ २० ॥

caturṇāmapi varṇānaṃ pretya caiha hitāhitān |
aṣṭāvimān samāsena strīvivāhānnibodhata || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.20 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 (3.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Varnan, Pretya, Eha, Hitahita, Ashta, Ashti, Idam, Samasa, Strivivaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.20). 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: “caturṇāmapi varṇānaṃ pretya caiha hitāhitān ”
catur -
catur (noun, masculine)

[compound]
ṇā -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
varṇānam -
varṇan (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pretya -
pretya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

eha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hitāhitān -
hitāhita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “aṣṭāvimān samāsena strīvivāhānnibodhata ”
aṣṭāvi -
aṣṭa (noun, masculine)

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

aṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
imān -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
samāsena -
samāsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
strīvivāhān -
strīvivāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bodhata -
√budh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023