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 4.87

यो राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्णाति लुब्धस्यौच्छास्त्रवर्तिनः ।
स पर्यायेण यातीमान्नरकानेकविंशतिम् ॥ ८७ ॥

yo rājñaḥ pratigṛhṇāti lubdhasyaucchāstravartinaḥ |
sa paryāyeṇa yātīmānnarakānekaviṃśatim || 87 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.87 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 (4.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Rajan, Prati, Lubdha, Shastra, Avartin, Paryayena, Paryaya, Yat, Yati, Idam, Araka, Ekavimshati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yo rājñaḥ pratigṛhṇāti lubdhasyaucchāstravartinaḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gṛhṇāti -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • lubdhasyau -
  • lubdha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    lubdha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √lubh class 4 verb], [genitive single from √lubh class 6 verb]
    lubh -> lubdha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √lubh class 4 verb], [genitive single from √lubh class 6 verb]
  • aucch -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avartinaḥ -
  • avartin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avartin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sa paryāyeṇa yātīmānnarakānekaviṃśatim
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paryāyeṇa -
  • paryāyeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paryāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yātī -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • imānn -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • arakān -
  • araka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ekaviṃśatim -
  • ekaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
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