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 3.95

यत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति गां दत्त्वा विधिवद्गुरोः ।
तत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति भिक्षां दत्त्वा द्विजो गृही ॥ ९५ ॥

yatpuṇyaphalamāpnoti gāṃ dattvā vidhivadguroḥ |
tatpuṇyaphalamāpnoti bhikṣāṃ dattvā dvijo gṛhī || 95 ||

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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 (3.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Punyaphala, Dattva, Vidhivat, Guru, Tat, Tad, Bhiksha, Dvija, Grih, Grihin, Grihi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yatpuṇyaphalamāpnoti gāṃ dattvā vidhivadguroḥ
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyaphalam -
  • puṇyaphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • gām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • vidhivad -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • guroḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tatpuṇyaphalamāpnoti bhikṣāṃ dattvā dvijo gṛhī
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyaphalam -
  • puṇyaphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • bhikṣām -
  • bhikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • dvijo* -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhī -
  • gṛhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gṛhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gṛhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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