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 4.72

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न विगर्ह्य कथां कुर्याद्बहिर्माल्यं न धारयेत् ।
गवां च यानं पृष्ठेन सर्वथैव विगर्हितम् ॥ ७२ ॥

na vigarhya kathāṃ kuryādbahirmālyaṃ na dhārayet |
gavāṃ ca yānaṃ pṛṣṭhena sarvathaiva vigarhitam || 72 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.72 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 (4.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vigarhya, Katha, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Malya, Mali, Gava, Yana, Prishtha, Sarvatha, Vigarhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.72). 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: “na vigarhya kathāṃ kuryādbahirmālyaṃ na dhārayet ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vigarhya -
vigarhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigarhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kathām -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kuryād -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative active third single]
bahir -
bahiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahis (noun, neuter)

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

bahi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bahi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mālyam -
mālya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mālya (noun, neuter)

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

mālyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mal class 1 verb]

√mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mal class 1 verb]

mālī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhārayet -
√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “gavāṃ ca yānaṃ pṛṣṭhena sarvathaiva vigarhitam ”
gavām -
go (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gavā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yānam -
yāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yāna (noun, neuter)

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

yānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pṛṣṭhena -
pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sarvathai -
sarvathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vigarhitam -
vigarhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vigarhita (noun, neuter)

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

vigarhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023