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 5.120

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क्षौमवत्शङ्खशृङ्गाणामस्थिदन्तमयस्य च ।
शुद्धिर्विजानता कार्या गोमूत्रेणौदकेन वा ॥ १२० ॥

kṣaumavatśaṅkhaśṛṅgāṇāmasthidantamayasya ca |
śuddhirvijānatā kāryā gomūtreṇaudakena vā || 120 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.120 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 (5.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ksha, Kshi, Mavat, Shankha, Shringa, Asthidantamaya, Shuddhi, Vijanat, Vijanata, Kari, Karya, Gomutra, Audaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.120). 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: “kṣaumavatśaṅkhaśṛṅgāṇāmasthidantamayasya ca ”
kṣau -
kṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
mavat -
√mav -> mavat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mav class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mav class 1 verb]

√mū -> mavat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mū class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mū class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mū class 1 verb]
śaṅkha -
śaṅkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śaṅkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śṛṅgāṇām -
śṛṅga (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śṛṅga (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
asthidantamayasya -
asthidantamaya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

asthidantamaya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “śuddhirvijānatā kāryā gomūtreṇaudakena vā ”
śuddhir -
śuddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vijānatā -
vijānat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vijānat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vijānatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāryā* -
kāri (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kārī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
gomūtreṇau -
gomūtra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gomūtra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
audakena -
audaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

audaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023