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 9.243

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नाददीत नृपः साधुर्महापातकिनो धनम् ।
आददानस्तु तत्लोभात्तेन दोषेण लिप्यते ॥ २४३ ॥

nādadīta nṛpaḥ sādhurmahāpātakino dhanam |
ādadānastu tatlobhāttena doṣeṇa lipyate || 243 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.243 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 (9.243). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nada, Ita, Nripa, Sadhu, Mahapatakin, Dhana, Ana, Tat, Tad, Lobha, Tena, Dosha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.243). 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: “nādadīta nṛpaḥ sādhurmahāpātakino dhanam ”
nāda -
nāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dī -
dī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
nṛpaḥ -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sādhur -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāpātakino* -
mahāpātakin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mahāpātakin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dhanam -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ādadānastu tatlobhāttena doṣeṇa lipyate ”
ādad -
√ad (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
ānas -
āna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
lobhāt -
lobha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
doṣeṇa -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
lipyate -
√lip (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lip (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023