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 4.156

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आचारात्लभते ह्यायुराचारादीप्सिताः प्रजाः ।
आचाराद्धनमक्षय्यमाचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम् ॥ १५६ ॥

ācārātlabhate hyāyurācārādīpsitāḥ prajāḥ |
ācārāddhanamakṣayyamācāro hantyalakṣaṇam || 156 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.156 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 (4.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Acara, Labhat, Ayu, Ayus, Ipsita, Praja, Prajas, Hana, Han, Akshayyam, Akshayya, Hanti, Alakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.156). 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: “ācārātlabhate hyāyurācārādīpsitāḥ prajāḥ ”
ācārāt -
ācāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
labhate -
√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
āyur -
āyus (noun, masculine)

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

āyus (noun, neuter)

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

āyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ācārād -
ācāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
īpsitāḥ -
īpsita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

īpsitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √āp], [vocative plural from √āp]

√āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √āp], [vocative plural from √āp], [accusative plural from √āp]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ācārāddhanamakṣayyamācāro hantyalakṣaṇam ”
ācārāddh -
ācāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hanam -
hana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hana (noun, neuter)

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

hanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
akṣayyam -
akṣayyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

akṣayya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akṣayya (noun, neuter)

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

akṣayyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ācāro* -
ācāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hantya -
hanti (noun, feminine)

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

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
alakṣaṇam -
alakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

alakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023