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 8.36

अनृतं तु वदन्दण्ड्यः स्ववित्तस्यांशमष्टमम् ।
तस्यैव वा निधानस्य सङ्ख्ययाऽल्पीयसीं कलाम् ॥ ३६ ॥

anṛtaṃ tu vadandaṇḍyaḥ svavittasyāṃśamaṣṭamam |
tasyaiva vā nidhānasya saṅkhyayā'lpīyasīṃ kalām || 36 ||

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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 (8.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anrita, Vadat, Dandya, Dandi, Sva, Svan, Vitta, Amsha, Ashtama, Tad, Tas, Var, Nidhana, Alpiyas, Kala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.36). 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: “anṛtaṃ tu vadandaṇḍyaḥ svavittasyāṃśamaṣṭamam
  • anṛtam -
  • anṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vadan -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • daṇḍyaḥ -
  • daṇḍya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    daṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    daṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vittasyā -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vid class 7 verb]
  • aṃśam -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭamam -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tasyaiva nidhānasya saṅkhyayā'lpīyasīṃ kalām
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • 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]
  • nidhānasya -
  • nidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • saṅkhyayā' -
  • alpīyasī -
  • alpīyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    alpīyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kalām -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
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