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 5.95

डिम्भाहवहतानां च विद्युता पार्थिवेन च ।
गोब्राह्मणस्य चेवार्थे यस्य चैच्छति पार्थिवः ॥ ९५ ॥

ḍimbhāhavahatānāṃ ca vidyutā pārthivena ca |
gobrāhmaṇasya cevārthe yasya caicchati pārthivaḥ || 95 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.95 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 (5.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dimbha, Ahava, Hata, Vidyut, Vidyuta, Parthiva, Gobrahmana, Iva, Artha, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Shati, Shatin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ḍimbhāhavahatānāṃ ca vidyutā pārthivena ca
  • ḍimbhā -
  • ḍimbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ḍimbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhava -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hatānām -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyutā -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vidyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthivena -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “gobrāhmaṇasya cevārthe yasya caicchati pārthivaḥ
  • gobrāhmaṇasya -
  • gobrāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first 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]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aicch -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śati -
  • śatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pārthivaḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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