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 5.153

नास्ति स्त्रीणां पृथग्यज्ञो न व्रतं नाप्युपोषणम् ।
पतिं शुश्रूषते येन तेन स्वर्गे महीयते ॥ १५३ ॥

nāsti strīṇāṃ pṛthagyajño na vrataṃ nāpyupoṣaṇam |
patiṃ śuśrūṣate yena tena svarge mahīyate || 153 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.153 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 (5.153). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasti, Stri, Prithak, Yajna, Vrata, Nabh, Uposhana, Pati, Shushrushat, Yena, Yah, Yat, Tad, Tena, Svarga, Mahi, Mah, Mahin, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nāsti strīṇāṃ pṛthagyajño na vrataṃ nāpyupoṣaṇam
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pṛthag -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yajño* -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yu -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • upoṣaṇam -
  • upoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “patiṃ śuśrūṣate yena tena svarge mahīyate
  • patim -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śuśrūṣate -
  • śru -> śuśrūṣat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śru]
    śru -> śuśrūṣat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śru]
    śru (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • svarge -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahī -
  • mahi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    mahin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
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