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 11.54

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ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वङ्गनागमः ।
महान्ति पातकान्याहुः संसर्गश्चापि तैः सह ॥ ५४ ॥

brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ steyaṃ gurvaṅganāgamaḥ |
mahānti pātakānyāhuḥ saṃsargaścāpi taiḥ saha || 54 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.54 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 (11.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmahatya, Surapana, Steya, Gurvanganagama, Mahat, Pataka, Samsarga, Capin, Capi, Tad, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.54). 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: “brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ steyaṃ gurvaṅganāgamaḥ ”
brahmahatyā -
brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
surāpānam -
surāpāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

surāpāna (noun, neuter)

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

surāpānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
steyam -
steya (noun, neuter)

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

√stai -> steya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √stai class 1 verb]

√stai -> steya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √stai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stai class 1 verb]
gurvaṅganāgamaḥ -
gurvaṅganāgama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mahānti pātakānyāhuḥ saṃsargaścāpi taiḥ saha ”
mahānti -
mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pātakānyā -
pātaka (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
āhuḥ -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]
saṃsargaś -
saṃsarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
taiḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023