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 3.121

सायं त्वन्नस्य सिद्धस्य पत्न्यमन्त्रं बलिं हरेत् ।
वैश्वदेवं हि नामैतत्सायं प्रातर्विधीयते ॥ १२१ ॥

sāyaṃ tvannasya siddhasya patnyamantraṃ baliṃ haret |
vaiśvadevaṃ hi nāmaitatsāyaṃ prātarvidhīyate || 121 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.121 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 (3.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sayam, Saya, Yushmad, Nasya, Siddha, Patni, Amantra, Bali, Vaishvadeva, Naman, Etad, Pratar, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.121). 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: “sāyaṃ tvannasya siddhasya patnyamantraṃ baliṃ haret
  • sāyam -
  • sāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> sāya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sāya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • tvan -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • nasya -
  • nasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nas -> nasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nas]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • siddhasya -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • patnya -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • amantram -
  • amantra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amantra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amantrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “vaiśvadevaṃ hi nāmaitatsāyaṃ prātarvidhīyate
  • vaiśvadevam -
  • vaiśvadeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiśvadeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāmai -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sāyam -
  • sāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> sāya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sāya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • prātar -
  • prātar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
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