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 4.56

नाप्सु मूत्रं पुरीषं वा ष्ठीवनं वा समुत्सृजेत् ।
अमेध्यलिप्तमन्यद्वा लोहितं वा विषाणि वा ॥ ५६ ॥

nāpsu mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā ṣṭhīvanaṃ vā samutsṛjet |
amedhyaliptamanyadvā lohitaṃ vā viṣāṇi vā || 56 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.56 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 (4.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nabh, Mutra, Purisha, Shthivana, Samud, Amedhyalipta, Ani, Anya, Adu, Advar, Lohita, Var, Visha, Vishani, Vishanin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nāpsu mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ ṣṭhīvanaṃ samutsṛjet
  • nāpsu -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • mūtram -
  • mūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purīṣam -
  • purīṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣṭhīvanam -
  • ṣṭhīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣṭhīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣṭhīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sṛjet -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “amedhyaliptamanyadvā lohitaṃ viṣāṇi
  • amedhyaliptam -
  • amedhyalipta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amedhyalipta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amedhyaliptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • advā* -
  • advār (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adū (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • lohitam -
  • lohita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lohita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lohitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣāṇi -
  • viṣāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    viṣāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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