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 5.147

पित्रा भर्त्रा सुतैर्वाऽपि नेच्छेद्विरहमात्मनः ।
एषां हि विरहेण स्त्री गर्ह्ये कुर्यादुभे कुले ॥ १४७ ॥

pitrā bhartrā sutairvā'pi necchedvirahamātmanaḥ |
eṣāṃ hi viraheṇa strī garhye kuryādubhe kule || 147 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.147 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 (5.147). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Bhartri, Suta, Api, Nri, Viraha, Atman, Idam, Stri, Garhya, Ubha, Kula, Kuli,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “pitrā bhartrā sutairvā'pi necchedvirahamātmanaḥ
  • pitrā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhartrā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sutair -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • vā' -
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ne -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    na (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]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • icched -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • viraham -
  • viraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “eṣāṃ hi viraheṇa strī garhye kuryādubhe kule
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viraheṇa -
  • viraha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • garhye -
  • garhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    garhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    garh (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    garh (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
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