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 9.5

सूक्ष्मेभ्योऽपि प्रसङ्गेभ्यः स्त्रियो रक्ष्या विशेषतः ।
द्वयोर्हि कुलयोः शोकमावहेयुररक्षिताः ॥ ५ ॥

sūkṣmebhyo'pi prasaṅgebhyaḥ striyo rakṣyā viśeṣataḥ |
dvayorhi kulayoḥ śokamāvaheyurarakṣitāḥ || 5 ||

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

Sukshma, Api, Prasanga, Stri, Rakshi, Rakshya, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Dva, Dvayu, Kula, Shoka, Avaha, Arakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “sūkṣmebhyo'pi prasaṅgebhyaḥ striyo rakṣyā viśeṣataḥ
  • sūkṣmebhyo' -
  • sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • prasaṅgebhyaḥ -
  • prasaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rakṣyā* -
  • rakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ], [accusative plural from √rakṣ]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dvayorhi kulayoḥ śokamāvaheyurarakṣitāḥ
  • dvayor -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dvayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kulayoḥ -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • śokam -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āvahe -
  • āvaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    āvaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āvahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyur -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
  • arakṣitāḥ -
  • arakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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