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 4.149

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पौर्विकीं संस्मरन् जातिं ब्रह्मैवाभ्यस्यते पुनः ।
ब्रह्माभ्यासेन चाजस्रमनन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥ १४९ ॥

paurvikīṃ saṃsmaran jātiṃ brahmaivābhyasyate punaḥ |
brahmābhyāsena cājasramanantaṃ sukhamaśnute || 149 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.149 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 (4.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paurviki, Samsmarat, Jati, Brahma, Brahman, Puna, Brahmabhyasa, Ajasram, Ajasra, Ananta, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.149). 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: “paurvikīṃ saṃsmaran jātiṃ brahmaivābhyasyate punaḥ ”
paurvikīm -
paurvikī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
saṃsmaran -
saṃsmarat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
jātim -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
brahmai -
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], [imperative middle first single]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
abhyasyate -
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “brahmābhyāsena cājasramanantaṃ sukhamaśnute ”
brahmābhyāsena -
brahmābhyāsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ajasram -
ajasram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajasra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajasra (noun, neuter)

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

ajasrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aśnute -
√aś (verb class 5)

[present middle third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023