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 8.256

शिरोभिस्ते गृहीत्वोर्वीं स्रग्विणो रक्तवाससः ।
सुकृतैः शापिताः स्वैः स्वैर्नयेयुस्ते समञ्जसम् ॥ २५६ ॥

śirobhiste gṛhītvorvīṃ sragviṇo raktavāsasaḥ |
sukṛtaiḥ śāpitāḥ svaiḥ svairnayeyuste samañjasam || 256 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.256 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 (8.256). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shiras, Tad, Yushmad, Grihitva, Urvi, Sragvin, Raktavasas, Sukrita, Shapita, Sva, Samanjasam, Samanjasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śirobhiste gṛhītvorvīṃ sragviṇo raktavāsasaḥ
  • śirobhis -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • gṛhītvo -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • urvīm -
  • urvī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sragviṇo* -
  • sragvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sragvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • raktavāsasaḥ -
  • raktavāsas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    raktavāsas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sukṛtaiḥ śāpitāḥ svaiḥ svairnayeyuste samañjasam
  • sukṛtaiḥ -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śāpitāḥ -
  • śāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śap -> śāpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śap], [vocative plural from √śap]
    śap -> śāpitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śap], [vocative plural from √śap], [accusative plural from √śap]
  • svaiḥ -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svair -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nayeyus -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • samañjasam -
  • samañjasam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samañjasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samañjasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samañjasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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