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 8.224

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यस्तु दोषवतीं कन्यामनाख्याय प्रयच्छति ।
तस्य कुर्यान्नृपो दण्डं स्वयं षण्णवतिं पणान् ॥ २२४ ॥

yastu doṣavatīṃ kanyāmanākhyāya prayacchati |
tasya kuryānnṛpo daṇḍaṃ svayaṃ ṣaṇṇavatiṃ paṇān || 224 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.224 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 (8.224). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Doshavat, Kani, Kanya, Anakhyaya, Anakhya, Prayat, Shati, Shatin, Tad, Nripa, Danda, Svayam, Shannavati, Pana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.224). 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: “yastu doṣavatīṃ kanyāmanākhyāya prayacchati ”
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
doṣavatī -
doṣavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

doṣavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kanyām -
kanī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

kanyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
anākhyāya -
anākhyāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anākhya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

anākhya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
prayacch -
√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
śati -
śatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śatin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “tasya kuryānnṛpo daṇḍaṃ svayaṃ ṣaṇṇavatiṃ paṇān ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
kuryān -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative active third single]
nṛpo* -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daṇḍam -
daṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ṣaṇṇavatim -
ṣaṇṇavati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
paṇān -
paṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023