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 9.231

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ये नियुक्तास्तु कार्येषु हन्युः कार्याणि कार्यिणाम् ।
धनौष्मणा पच्यमानास्तान्निःस्वान् कारयेन्नृपः ॥ २३१ ॥

ye niyuktāstu kāryeṣu hanyuḥ kāryāṇi kāryiṇām |
dhanauṣmaṇā pacyamānāstānniḥsvān kārayennṛpaḥ || 231 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.231 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 (9.231). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Niyukta, Karya, Karyin, Dhana, Ushman, Pacyamana, Sva, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.231). 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: “ye niyuktāstu kāryeṣu hanyuḥ kāryāṇi kāryiṇām ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
niyuktās -
niyukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niyuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kāryeṣu -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kārya (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
hanyuḥ -
√han (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
kāryāṇi -
kārya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
kāryiṇām -
kāryin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kāryin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “dhanauṣmaṇā pacyamānāstānniḥsvān kārayennṛpaḥ ”
dhana -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uṣmaṇā -
uṣman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pacyamānās -
√pac -> pacyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √pac class 4 verb]

√pac -> pacyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √pac class 4 verb]

√pañc -> pacyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pañc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pañc class 1 verb]

√pañc -> pacyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pañc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pañc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pañc class 1 verb]
tānn -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
iḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svān -
sva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kārayen -
√kṛ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
nṛpaḥ -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023