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 9.211

येषां ज्येष्ठः कनिष्ठो वा हीयेतांशप्रदानतः ।
म्रियेतान्यतरो वाऽपि तस्य भागो न लुप्यते ॥ २११ ॥

yeṣāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭho vā hīyetāṃśapradānataḥ |
mriyetānyataro vā'pi tasya bhāgo na lupyate || 211 ||

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

Yah, Yat, Jyeshtha, Kanishtha, Var, Sha, Pradana, Tas, Api, Tad, Bhaga, Lupyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yeṣāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭho hīyetāṃśapradānataḥ
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • jyeṣṭhaḥ -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaniṣṭho* -
  • kaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hīyetāṃ -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third dual]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third dual]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third dual]
  • śa -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradāna -
  • pradāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mriyetānyataro vā'pi tasya bhāgo na lupyate
  • mriyetā -
  • mṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
  • ānyata -
  • an (verb class 0)
    [imperfect passive third single]
  • ro* -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā' -
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāgo* -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lupyate -
  • lup -> lupyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √lup class 4 verb]
    lup -> lupyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √lup class 4 verb]
    lup (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    lup (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
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