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 4.23

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वाच्येके जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणे वाचं च सर्वदा ।
वाचि प्राणे च पश्यन्तो यज्ञनिर्वृत्तिमक्षयाम् ॥ २३ ॥

vācyeke juhvati prāṇaṃ prāṇe vācaṃ ca sarvadā |
vāci prāṇe ca paśyanto yajñanirvṛttimakṣayām || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.23 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 (4.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vac, Vaci, Vacin, Vacya, Eka, Juhvat, Juhvati, Prana, Pran, Vaca, Sarvada, Pashyat, Yajna, Nirvritti, Akshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.23). 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: “vācyeke juhvati prāṇaṃ prāṇe vācaṃ ca sarvadā ”
vācye -
vācī (noun, feminine)

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

vācin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

vācin (noun, neuter)

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

vāc (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

vācya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vācya (noun, neuter)

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

vācyā (noun, feminine)

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

√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vac]

√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vac], [vocative dual from √vac], [accusative dual from √vac], [locative single from √vac]

√vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vac], [vocative single from √vac], [vocative dual from √vac], [accusative dual from √vac]

√vac (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
eke -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
juhvati -
juhvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

juhvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]

√hu -> juhvat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hu class 3 verb]

√hu -> juhvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [locative single from √hu class 3 verb]

√hu -> juhvatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √hu class 3 verb]

√hu (verb class 3)

[present active third plural]
prāṇam -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prāṇe -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

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

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
vācam -
vācā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[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: “vāci prāṇe ca paśyanto yajñanirvṛttimakṣayām ”
vāci -
vācī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vācin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vācin (noun, neuter)

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

vāc (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
prāṇe -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

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

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyanto* -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yajña -
yajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirvṛttim -
nirvṛtti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

nirvṛtti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
akṣayām -
akṣayā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023