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 8.13

सभां वा न प्रवेष्टव्यं वक्तव्यं वा समञ्जसम् ।
अब्रुवन्विब्रुवन्वाऽपि नरो भवति किल्बिषी ॥ १३ ॥

sabhāṃ vā na praveṣṭavyaṃ vaktavyaṃ vā samañjasam |
abruvanvibruvanvā'pi naro bhavati kilbiṣī || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.13 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 (8.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sabha, Var, Praveshtavya, Vaktavya, Samanjasam, Samanjasa, Abruvat, Vip, Ruvat, Api, Nara, Nri, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kilbishi, Kilbishin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.13). 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: “sabhāṃ na praveṣṭavyaṃ vaktavyaṃ samañjasam
  • sabhām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praveṣṭavyam -
  • praveṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praveṣṭavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praveṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaktavyam -
  • vaktavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaktavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vaktavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samañjasam -
  • samañjasam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samañjasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samañjasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samañjasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abruvanvibruvanvā'pi naro bhavati kilbiṣī
  • abruvan -
  • abruvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • vib -
  • vip (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ruvan -
  • ru -> ruvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]
  • vā' -
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • naro* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kilbiṣī -
  • kilbiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kilbiṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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