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 11.252

एनसां स्थूलसूक्ष्माणां चिकीर्षन्नपनोदनम् ।
अवेत्यर्चं जपेदब्दं यत्किं चेदमितीति वा ॥ २५२ ॥

enasāṃ sthūlasūkṣmāṇāṃ cikīrṣannapanodanam |
avetyarcaṃ japedabdaṃ yatkiṃ cedamitīti vā || 252 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.252 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 (11.252). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Enas, Sthulasukshma, Cikirshat, Apanodana, Rica, Ric, Abda, Yat, Yad, Kim, Mit, Miti, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “enasāṃ sthūlasūkṣmāṇāṃ cikīrṣannapanodanam
  • enasām -
  • enas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sthūlasūkṣmāṇām -
  • sthūlasūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sthūlasūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sthūlasūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cikīrṣann -
  • kṛ -> cikīrṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ]
  • apanodanam -
  • apanodana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apanodana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apanodanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “avetyarcaṃ japedabdaṃ yatkiṃ cedamitīti
  • avet -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yar -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛcam -
  • ṛca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • japed -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • abdam -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ceda -
  • cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • mitī -
  • miti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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