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 11.17

खलात्क्षेत्रादगाराद्वा यतो वाऽप्युपलभ्यते ।
आख्यातव्यं तु तत्तस्मै पृच्छते यदि पृच्छति ॥ १७ ॥

khalātkṣetrādagārādvā yato vā'pyupalabhyate |
ākhyātavyaṃ tu tattasmai pṛcchate yadi pṛcchati || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.17 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 (11.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Khala, Kshetra, Agara, Var, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Akhyatavya, Tat, Tad, Pricchat, Yadi, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “khalātkṣetrādagārādvā yato vā'pyupalabhyate
  • khalāt -
  • khala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṣetrād -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • agārād -
  • agāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative 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]
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • vā' -
  • apyupa -
  • apyupa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • labhyate -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “ākhyātavyaṃ tu tattasmai pṛcchate yadi pṛcchati
  • ākhyātavyam -
  • ākhyātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākhyātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ākhyātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • pṛcchate -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pṛcchati -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
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