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 5.15

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यो यस्य मांसमश्नाति स तन्मांसाद उच्यते ।
मत्स्यादः सर्वमांसादस्तस्मान्मत्स्यान्विवर्जयेत् ॥ १५ ॥

yo yasya māṃsamaśnāti sa tanmāṃsāda ucyate |
matsyādaḥ sarvamāṃsādastasmānmatsyānvivarjayet || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.15 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 (5.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yasya, Yat, Mamsa, Ashan, Ashna, Ati, Tanman, Amsa, Ucyat, Matsyad, Matsyada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.15). 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: “yo yasya māṃsamaśnāti sa tanmāṃsāda ucyate ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
māṃsam -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aśnā -
aśna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aśnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tanmā -
tanman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aṃsād -
aṃsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
a* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “matsyādaḥ sarvamāṃsādastasmānmatsyānvivarjayet ”
matsyādaḥ -
matsyād (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

matsyād (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

matsyāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse sarvamāṃsādastasmānmatsyānvivarjayet

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023