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 9.162

यद्येकरिक्थिनौ स्यातामौरसक्षेत्रजौ सुतौ ।
यस्य यत्पैतृकं रिक्थं स तद्गृह्णीत नैतरः ॥ १६२ ॥

yadyekarikthinau syātāmaurasakṣetrajau sutau |
yasya yatpaitṛkaṃ rikthaṃ sa tadgṛhṇīta naitaraḥ || 162 ||

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

Yadi, Yad, Ekarikthin, Aurasa, Kshetraja, Sut, Suta, Suti, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Paitrika, Riktha, Tad, Tat, Nri, Aitara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yadyekarikthinau syātāmaurasakṣetrajau sutau
  • yadye -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ekarikthinau -
  • ekarikthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • syātām -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third dual]
  • aurasa -
  • aurasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aurasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣetrajau -
  • kṣetraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sutau -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    suti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “yasya yatpaitṛkaṃ rikthaṃ sa tadgṛhṇīta naitaraḥ
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paitṛkam -
  • paitṛka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paitṛka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • riktham -
  • riktha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhṇīta -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aitaraḥ -
  • aitara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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