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 6.55

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एककालं चरेद्भैक्षं न प्रसज्जेत विस्तरे ।
भैक्षे प्रसक्तो हि यतिर्विषयेष्वपि सज्जति ॥ ५५ ॥

ekakālaṃ caredbhaikṣaṃ na prasajjeta vistare |
bhaikṣe prasakto hi yatirviṣayeṣvapi sajjati || 55 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.55 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 (6.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekakala, Bhaiksha, Pra, Vistara, Prasakta, Yati, Vishaya, Api, Sajjat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.55). 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: “ekakālaṃ caredbhaikṣaṃ na prasajjeta vistare ”
ekakālam -
ekakāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
cared -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
bhaikṣam -
bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sajjeta -
√sajj (verb class 1)

[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]

√sañj (verb class 1)

[optative passive third single]
vistare -
vistara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vistara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vistarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “bhaikṣe prasakto hi yatirviṣayeṣvapi sajjati ”
bhaikṣe -
bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
prasakto* -
prasakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yatir -
yati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viṣayeṣva -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sajjati -
√sajj -> sajjat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sajj class 1 verb]

√sajj -> sajjat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sajj class 1 verb]

√sajj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023