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 8.337

अष्टापाद्यं तु शूद्रस्य स्तेये भवति किल्बिषम् ।
षोडशैव तु वैश्यस्य द्वात्रिंशत्क्षत्रियस्य च ॥ ३३७ ॥

aṣṭāpādyaṃ tu śūdrasya steye bhavati kilbiṣam |
ṣoḍaśaiva tu vaiśyasya dvātriṃśatkṣatriyasya ca || 337 ||

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

Ashtapadya, Shudra, Steya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kilbisha, Shodasha, Shodashan, Vaishya, Dvatrimshat, Kshatriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “aṣṭāpādyaṃ tu śūdrasya steye bhavati kilbiṣam
  • aṣṭāpādyam -
  • aṣṭāpādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṣṭāpādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭāpādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śūdrasya -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • steye -
  • steya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    stai -> steya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √stai class 1 verb]
    stai -> steya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [locative single from √stai class 1 verb]
    stai -> steyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √stai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √stai class 1 verb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kilbiṣam -
  • kilbiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ṣoḍaśaiva tu vaiśyasya dvātriṃśatkṣatriyasya ca
  • ṣoḍaśai -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaiśyasya -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dvātriṃśat -
  • dvātriṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kṣatriyasya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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