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 10.60

कुले मुख्येऽपि जातस्य यस्य स्याद्योनिसङ्करः ।
संश्रयत्येव तत्शीलं नरोऽल्पमपि वा बहु ॥ ६० ॥

kule mukhye'pi jātasya yasya syādyonisaṅkaraḥ |
saṃśrayatyeva tatśīlaṃ naro'lpamapi vā bahu || 60 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.60 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 (10.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kula, Kuli, Mukhya, Api, Jata, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Syadya, Sankara, Samshraya, Tyad, Sya, Tat, Tad, Shil, Shila, Nara, Nri, Alpam, Alpa, Var, Bahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.60). 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: “kule mukhye'pi jātasya yasya syādyonisaṅkaraḥ
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mukhye' -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mukhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jātasya -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • syādyo -
  • syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb]
    syad -> syādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb]
    syad -> syādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √syad class 1 verb]
  • uni -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saṅkaraḥ -
  • saṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃśrayatyeva tatśīlaṃ naro'lpamapi bahu
  • saṃśraya -
  • saṃśraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tye -
  • tyad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    syā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śīlam -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīl (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • naro' -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • alpam -
  • alpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative 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]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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