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 8.147

यत्किं चिद्दशवर्षाणि संनिधौ प्रेक्षते धनी ।
भुज्यमानं परैस्तूष्णीं न स तत्लब्धुमर्हति ॥ १४७ ॥

yatkiṃ ciddaśavarṣāṇi saṃnidhau prekṣate dhanī |
bhujyamānaṃ paraistūṣṇīṃ na sa tatlabdhumarhati || 147 ||

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

Yat, Yad, Kim, Cit, Dashavarsha, Samnidhi, Pra, Dhanin, Dhani, Bhuj, Bhuji, Amana, Para, Tushnim, Tushni, Tat, Tad, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yatkiṃ ciddaśavarṣāṇi saṃnidhau prekṣate dhanī
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daśavarṣāṇi -
  • daśavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saṃnidhau -
  • saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pre -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īkṣate -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • dhanī -
  • dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhujyamānaṃ paraistūṣṇīṃ na sa tatlabdhumarhati
  • bhujya -
  • bhuji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuj -> bhujya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhujya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • amānam -
  • amāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • parais -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tūṣṇīm -
  • tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • labdhum -
  • labh -> labdhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √labh]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
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