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 4.21

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ऋषियज्ञं देवयज्ञं भूतयज्ञं च सर्वदा ।
नृयज्ञं पितृयज्ञं च यथाशक्ति न हापयेत् ॥ २१ ॥

ṛṣiyajñaṃ devayajñaṃ bhūtayajñaṃ ca sarvadā |
nṛyajñaṃ pitṛyajñaṃ ca yathāśakti na hāpayet || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.21 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 (4.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishiyajna, Devayajna, Bhutayajna, Sarvada, Nriyajna, Pitriyajna, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.21). 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: “ṛṣiyajñaṃ devayajñaṃ bhūtayajñaṃ ca sarvadā ”
ṛṣiyajñam -
ṛṣiyajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
devayajñam -
devayajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
bhūtayajñam -
bhūtayajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarvadā -
sarvadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “nṛyajñaṃ pitṛyajñaṃ ca yathāśakti na hāpayet ”
nṛyajñam -
nṛyajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
pitṛyajñam -
pitṛyajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aśakti -
aśakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hāpayet -
√hā (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023