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 8.96

यस्य विद्वान् हि वदतः क्षेत्रज्ञो नाभिशङ्कते ।
तस्मान्न देवाः श्रेयांसं लोकेऽन्यं पुरुषं विदुः ॥ ९६ ॥

yasya vidvān hi vadataḥ kṣetrajño nābhiśaṅkate |
tasmānna devāḥ śreyāṃsaṃ loke'nyaṃ puruṣaṃ viduḥ || 96 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.96 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 (8.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Vidvas, Vadat, Kshetrajna, Nabh, Nabhi, Tasmat, Tad, Deva, Shreyamsa, Shreyas, Loka, Anya, Purusha, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.96). 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: “yasya vidvān hi vadataḥ kṣetrajño nābhiśaṅkate
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidvān -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vadataḥ -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • kṣetrajño* -
  • kṣetrajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śaṅkate -
  • śaṅk (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “tasmānna devāḥ śreyāṃsaṃ loke'nyaṃ puruṣaṃ viduḥ
  • tasmān -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śreyāṃsam -
  • śreyāṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • loke' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
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