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 9.287

समैर्हि विषमं यस्तु चरेद्वै मूल्यतोऽपि वा ।
समाप्नुयाद्दमं पूर्वं नरो मध्यममेव वा ॥ २८७ ॥

samairhi viṣamaṃ yastu caredvai mūlyato'pi vā |
samāpnuyāddamaṃ pūrvaṃ naro madhyamameva vā || 287 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.287 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 (9.287). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sama, Vishamam, Vishama, Yah, Muli, Mulin, Mulya, Atah, Api, Dama, Purvam, Purva, Nara, Nri, Madhyama, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.287). 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: “samairhi viṣamaṃ yastu caredvai mūlyato'pi
  • samair -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viṣamam -
  • viṣamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • cared -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mūlya -
  • mūlī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mūlin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    mūlin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūlya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūlya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūl -> mūlya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mūl]
    mūl -> mūlya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
    mūl -> mūlya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “samāpnuyāddamaṃ pūrvaṃ naro madhyamameva
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyād -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • damam -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    damā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naro* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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