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 11.153

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शुक्तानि च कषायांश्च पीत्वा मेध्यान्यपि द्विजः ।
तावद्भवत्यप्रयतो यावत्तन्न व्रजत्यधः ॥ १५३ ॥

śuktāni ca kaṣāyāṃśca pītvā medhyānyapi dvijaḥ |
tāvadbhavatyaprayato yāvattanna vrajatyadhaḥ || 153 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.153 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 (11.153). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukta, Kashaya, Pitva, Medhya, Api, Dvija, Tavat, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Aprayata, Yavat, Tan, Vrajat, Adhah, Adhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.153). 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: “śuktāni ca kaṣāyāṃśca pītvā medhyānyapi dvijaḥ ”
śuktāni -
śukta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śuc -> śukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 4 verb]

√śuc -> śukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 4 verb]

√śuk -> śukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śuk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuk class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuk class 1 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaṣāyāṃś -
kaṣāya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pītvā -
pītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pā]

√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pā]

√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pā]

√pai -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pai]

√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pi]

√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pi]

√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pi]

√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pi]

√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pī]

√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pī]

√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pī]

√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pī]
medhyānya -
medhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√medh -> medhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √medh class 1 verb]

√midh -> medhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dvijaḥ -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tāvadbhavatyaprayato yāvattanna vrajatyadhaḥ ”
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhavatya -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
aprayato* -
aprayata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yāvat -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tann -
tan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vrajatya -
√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]

√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]

√vraj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
adhaḥ -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

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

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023