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 9.295

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सप्तानां प्रकृतीनां तु राज्यस्यासां यथाक्रमम् ।
पूर्वं पूर्वं गुरुतरं जानीयाद्व्यसनं महत् ॥ २९५ ॥

saptānāṃ prakṛtīnāṃ tu rājyasyāsāṃ yathākramam |
pūrvaṃ pūrvaṃ gurutaraṃ jānīyādvyasanaṃ mahat || 295 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.295 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 (9.295). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sapta, Prakriti, Rajya, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama, Purvam, Purva, Gurutara, Vyasana, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.295). 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: “saptānāṃ prakṛtīnāṃ tu rājyasyāsāṃ yathākramam ”
saptānām -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

saptā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √sap class 1 verb]
prakṛtīnām -
prakṛti (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
rājyasyā -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
asām -
√sā (verb class 4)

[aorist active first single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
akramam -
akramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

akrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akrama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

akramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kram (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√kram (verb class 4)

[aorist active first single]
Line 2: “pūrvaṃ pūrvaṃ gurutaraṃ jānīyādvyasanaṃ mahat ”
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
gurutaram -
gurutara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gurutara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

gurutarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jānīyād -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[optative active third single]
vyasanam -
vyasana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023