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 4.99

नाविस्पष्टमधीयीत न शूद्रजनसन्निधौ ।
न निशान्ते परिश्रान्तो ब्रह्माधीत्य पुनः स्वपेत् ॥ ९९ ॥

nāvispaṣṭamadhīyīta na śūdrajanasannidhau |
na niśānte pariśrānto brahmādhītya punaḥ svapet || 99 ||

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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 (4.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nau, Spashtam, Spashta, Adhi, Ita, Shudrajana, Sannidhi, Nishanta, Parishranta, Brahma, Brahman, Adhitya, Puna, Sva, Svan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nāvispaṣṭamadhīyīta na śūdrajanasannidhau
  • nāvi -
  • nāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • spaṣṭam -
  • spaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √spaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
  • adhī -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • iyī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūdrajana -
  • śūdrajana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sannidhau -
  • sannidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “na niśānte pariśrānto brahmādhītya punaḥ svapet
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niśānte -
  • niśānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niśānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    niśāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pariśrānto* -
  • pariśrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhītya -
  • adhītya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • apet -
  • pi (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
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