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 11.26

देवस्वं ब्राह्मणस्वं वा लोभेनोपहिनस्ति यः ।
स पापात्मा परे लोके गृध्रौच्छिष्टेन जीवति ॥ २६ ॥

devasvaṃ brāhmaṇasvaṃ vā lobhenopahinasti yaḥ |
sa pāpātmā pare loke gṛdhraucchiṣṭena jīvati || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.26 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 (11.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devasu, Devasva, Brahmanasva, Var, Lobha, Upa, Yah, Papatman, Pare, Para, Pari, Loka, Gridhra, Shishta, Jivat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “devasvaṃ brāhmaṇasvaṃ lobhenopahinasti yaḥ
  • devasvam -
  • devasva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devasū (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇasvam -
  • brāhmaṇasva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • lobheno -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hinasti -
  • hiṃs (verb class 7)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa pāpātmā pare loke gṛdhraucchiṣṭena jīvati
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpātmā -
  • pāpātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pare -
  • pare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • gṛdhrau -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aucch -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śiṣṭena -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
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