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 6.71

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दह्यन्ते ध्मायमानानां धातूनां हि यथा मलाः ।
तथेन्द्रियाणां दह्यन्ते दोषाः प्राणस्य निग्रहात् ॥ ७१ ॥

dahyante dhmāyamānānāṃ dhātūnāṃ hi yathā malāḥ |
tathendriyāṇāṃ dahyante doṣāḥ prāṇasya nigrahāt || 71 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.71 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 (6.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhmayamana, Dhatu, Yatha, Mala, Tatha, Indriya, Dosha, Prana, Nigraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.71). 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: “dahyante dhmāyamānānāṃ dhātūnāṃ hi yathā malāḥ ”
dahyante -
√dah (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
dhmāyamānānām -
dhmāyamāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dhmāyamāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

dhmāyamānā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
dhātūnām -
dhātu (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

dhātu (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dhātu (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
malāḥ -
mala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

malā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tathendriyāṇāṃ dahyante doṣāḥ prāṇasya nigrahāt ”
tathe -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

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

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indriyāṇām -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

indriya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

indriyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
dahyante -
√dah (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
doṣāḥ -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

doṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prāṇasya -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nigrahāt -
nigraha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023