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 9.38

भूमावप्येककेदारे कालोप्तानि कृषीवलैः ।
नानारूपाणि जायन्ते बीजानीह स्वभावतः ॥ ३८ ॥

bhūmāvapyekakedāre kāloptāni kṛṣīvalaiḥ |
nānārūpāṇi jāyante bījānīha svabhāvataḥ || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.38 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 (9.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuma, Bhumi, Api, Apya, Ekaka, Dara, Dari, Kalopta, Krishivala, Nanarupa, Jayanta, Bija, Iha, Svabhavatah, Svabhavata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.38). 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: “bhūmāvapyekakedāre kāloptāni kṛṣīvalaiḥ
  • bhūmāva -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • apye -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ekake -
  • ekaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dāre -
  • dāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    dārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāloptāni -
  • kālopta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛṣīvalaiḥ -
  • kṛṣīvala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “nānārūpāṇi jāyante bījānīha svabhāvataḥ
  • nānārūpāṇi -
  • nānārūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jāyante -
  • jāyanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural]
  • bījānī -
  • bīja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svabhāvataḥ -
  • svabhāvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svabhāvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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