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 4.160

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सर्वं परवशं दुःखं सर्वमात्मवशं सुखम् ।
एतद्विद्यात्समासेन लक्षणं सुखदुःखयोः ॥ १६० ॥

sarvaṃ paravaśaṃ duḥkhaṃ sarvamātmavaśaṃ sukham |
etadvidyātsamāsena lakṣaṇaṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ || 160 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.160 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 (4.160). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvam, Sarva, Paravasha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Atmavasha, Sukham, Sukha, Etad, Vidya, Samasa, Lakshana, Sukhaduhkha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.160). 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: “sarvaṃ paravaśaṃ duḥkhaṃ sarvamātmavaśaṃ sukham ”
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
paravaśam -
paravaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paravaśa (noun, neuter)

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

paravaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ātmavaśam -
ātmavaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ātmavaśa (noun, neuter)

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

ātmavaśā (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]
Line 2: “etadvidyātsamāsena lakṣaṇaṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ ”
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidyāt -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
samāsena -
samāsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
lakṣaṇam -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sukhaduḥkhayoḥ -
sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023