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 9.37

इयं भूमिर्हि भूतानां शाश्वती योनिरुच्यते ।
न च योनिगुणान् कांश्चिद्बीजं पुष्यति पुष्टिषु ॥ ३७ ॥

iyaṃ bhūmirhi bhūtānāṃ śāśvatī yonirucyate |
na ca yoniguṇān kāṃścidbījaṃ puṣyati puṣṭiṣu || 37 ||

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

Iyam, Idam, Bhumi, Bhuta, Shashvati, Yoni, Yonin, Rucya, Tad, Yushmad, Yoniguna, Kah, Cit, Bija, Pushyat, Pushti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.37). 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: “iyaṃ bhūmirhi bhūtānāṃ śāśvatī yonirucyate
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūmir -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śāśvatī -
  • śāśvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • yoni -
  • yonī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yonin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yonin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rucya -
  • rucya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rucya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ruc -> rucya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ruc]
    ruc -> rucya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ruc class 1 verb]
    ruc -> rucya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ruc class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “na ca yoniguṇān kāṃścidbījaṃ puṣyati puṣṭiṣu
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoniguṇān -
  • yoniguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kāṃś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bījam -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣyati -
  • puṣ -> puṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • puṣṭiṣu -
  • puṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
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