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 5.123

पक्षिजग्धं गवा घ्रातमवधूतमवक्षुतम् ।
दूषितं केशकीटैश्च मृत्प्रक्षेपेण शुध्यति ॥ १२३ ॥

pakṣijagdhaṃ gavā ghrātamavadhūtamavakṣutam |
dūṣitaṃ keśakīṭaiśca mṛtprakṣepeṇa śudhyati || 123 ||

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

Pakshin, Pakshi, Jagdha, Gava, Ghrata, Avadhuta, Avakshuta, Dushita, Keshakita, Mritprakshepa, Shudhyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.123). 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: “pakṣijagdhaṃ gavā ghrātamavadhūtamavakṣutam
  • pakṣi -
  • pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pac (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [injunctive middle first single]
  • jagdham -
  • jagdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jagdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jagdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jakṣ -> jagdha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jakṣ class 2 verb]
    jakṣ -> jagdha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jakṣ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jakṣ class 2 verb]
  • gavā* -
  • gava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ghrātam -
  • ghrāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghrāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghrātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ghrā -> ghrāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> ghrāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ghrā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghrā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • avadhūtam -
  • avadhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avadhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avadhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avakṣutam -
  • avakṣuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avakṣuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avakṣutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dūṣitaṃ keśakīṭaiśca mṛtprakṣepeṇa śudhyati
  • dūṣitam -
  • dūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dūṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √duṣ], [accusative single from √duṣ]
  • keśakīṭaiś -
  • keśakīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛtprakṣepeṇa -
  • mṛtprakṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • 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]
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