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 7.2

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ब्राह्मं प्राप्तेन संस्कारं क्षत्रियेण यथाविधि ।
सर्वस्यास्य यथान्यायं कर्तव्यं परिरक्षणम् ॥ २ ॥

brāhmaṃ prāptena saṃskāraṃ kṣatriyeṇa yathāvidhi |
sarvasyāsya yathānyāyaṃ kartavyaṃ parirakṣaṇam || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.2 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 (7.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Prapta, Samskara, Kshatriya, Yathavidhi, Sarva, Idam, Yathanyayam, Kartavya, Parirakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.2). 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: “brāhmaṃ prāptena saṃskāraṃ kṣatriyeṇa yathāvidhi ”
brāhmam -
brāhma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

brāhma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prāptena -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
saṃskāram -
saṃskāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃskārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṣatriyeṇa -
kṣatriya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṣatriya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
yathāvidhi -
yathāvidhi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “sarvasyāsya yathānyāyaṃ kartavyaṃ parirakṣaṇam ”
sarvasyā -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
yathānyāyam -
yathānyāyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kartavyam -
kartavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kartavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kartavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
parirakṣaṇam -
parirakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parirakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023