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 8.168

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बलाद्दत्तं बलाद्भुक्तं बलाद्यच्चापि लेखितम् ।
सर्वान्बलकृतानर्थानकृतान्मनुरब्रवीत् ॥ १६८ ॥

balāddattaṃ balādbhuktaṃ balādyaccāpi lekhitam |
sarvānbalakṛtānarthānakṛtānmanurabravīt || 168 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.168 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 (8.168). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balat, Bala, Datta, Bhukta, Baladi, Capin, Capi, Lekhita, Sarva, Balakrita, Artha, Akrita, Manu, Manus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.168). 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: “balāddattaṃ balādbhuktaṃ balādyaccāpi lekhitam ”
balād -
balāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
dattam -
datta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

datta (noun, neuter)

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

dattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dā (verb class 3)

[imperative active second dual]
balād -
balāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhuktam -
bhukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhukta (noun, neuter)

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

bhuktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
balādya -
balādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

balādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

balādi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ac -
ad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lekhitam -
lekhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lekhita (noun, neuter)

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

lekhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√likh -> lekhita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √likh]

√likh -> lekhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √likh], [accusative single from √likh]
Line 2: “sarvānbalakṛtānarthānakṛtānmanurabravīt ”
sarvān -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
balakṛtān -
balakṛta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
arthān -
artha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
akṛtān -
akṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

akṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manur -
manus (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023