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 4.161

यत्कर्म कुर्वतोऽस्य स्यात्परितोषोऽन्तरात्मनः ।
तत्प्रयत्नेन कुर्वीत विपरीतं तु वर्जयेत् ॥ १६१ ॥

yatkarma kurvato'sya syātparitoṣo'ntarātmanaḥ |
tatprayatnena kurvīta viparītaṃ tu varjayet || 161 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.161 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 (4.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Karman, Kurvat, Idam, Syat, Sya, Paritosha, Antaratman, Tat, Tad, Prayatna, Viparita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yatkarma kurvato'sya syātparitoṣo'ntarātmanaḥ
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvato' -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • paritoṣo' -
  • paritoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • antarātmanaḥ -
  • antarātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tatprayatnena kurvīta viparītaṃ tu varjayet
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • viparītam -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arjayet -
  • ṛj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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