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 5.86

नारं स्पृष्ट्वाऽस्थि सस्नेहं स्नात्वा विप्रो विशुध्यति ।
आचम्यैव तु निःस्नेहं गामालभ्यार्कमीक्ष्य वा ॥ ८६ ॥

nāraṃ spṛṣṭvā'sthi sasnehaṃ snātvā vipro viśudhyati |
ācamyaiva tu niḥsnehaṃ gāmālabhyārkamīkṣya vā || 86 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.86 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 (5.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nara, Asthi, Sasneha, Snatva, Vipra, Shudhyat, Acamya, Nihsneha, Gama, Alabhya, Arka, Ikshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nāraṃ spṛṣṭvā'sthi sasnehaṃ snātvā vipro viśudhyati
  • nāram -
  • nāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • spṛṣṭvā' -
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sasneham -
  • sasneha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sasneha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sasnehā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • snātvā* -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vipro* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śudhyati -
  • śudh -> śudhyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “ācamyaiva tu niḥsnehaṃ gāmālabhyārkamīkṣya
  • ācamyai -
  • ācamya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • niḥsneham -
  • niḥsneha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niḥsneha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niḥsnehā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gāmā -
  • gāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural], [injunctive active first plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • alabhyā -
  • alabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arkam -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īkṣya -
  • īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √īkṣ]
    īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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