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 5.9

आरण्यानां च सर्वेषां मृगाणां माहिषं विना ।
स्त्रीक्षीरं चैव वर्ज्यानि सर्वशुक्तानि चैव हि ॥ ९ ॥

āraṇyānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ mṛgāṇāṃ māhiṣaṃ vinā |
strīkṣīraṃ caiva varjyāni sarvaśuktāni caiva hi || 9 ||

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

Aranya, Sarva, Mriga, Mahisha, Vina, Strikshira, Varjya, Shukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “āraṇyānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ mṛgāṇāṃ māhiṣaṃ vinā
  • āraṇyānām -
  • āraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    āraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    āraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • mṛgāṇām -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • māhiṣam -
  • māhiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māhiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “strīkṣīraṃ caiva varjyāni sarvaśuktāni caiva hi
  • strīkṣīram -
  • strīkṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • varjyāni -
  • varjya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śuktāni -
  • śukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śuc -> śukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 4 verb]
    śuc -> śukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 4 verb]
    śuk -> śukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śuk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuk class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuk class 1 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
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