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 11.173

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अमानुषीषू पुरुष उदक्यायामयोनिषु ।
रेतः सिक्त्वा जले चैव कृच्छ्रं सान्तपनं चरेत् ॥ १७३ ॥

amānuṣīṣū puruṣa udakyāyāmayoniṣu |
retaḥ siktvā jale caiva kṛcchraṃ sāntapanaṃ caret || 173 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.173 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 (11.173). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purusha, Udakya, Ayoni, Ayonin, Retas, Siktu, Jala, Kricchram, Kricchra, Santapana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.173). 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: “amānuṣīṣū puruṣa udakyāyāmayoniṣu ”
amānuṣīṣū -
puruṣa*u -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

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

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ud -
udakyāyām -
udakyā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ayoniṣu -
ayoni (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ayoni (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

ayoni (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

ayonī (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

ayonin (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ayonin (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “retaḥ siktvā jale caiva kṛcchraṃ sāntapanaṃ caret ”
retaḥ -
retas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
siktvā -
√sic -> siktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sic]

siktu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
jale -
jala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

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

√jal (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kṛcchram -
kṛcchram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛcchra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛcchra (noun, neuter)

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

kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sāntapanam -
sāntapana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāntapana (noun, neuter)

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

sāntapanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
caret -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023