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 11.256

मन्त्रैः शाकलहोमीयैरब्दं हुत्वा घृतं द्विजः ।
सुगुर्वप्यपहन्त्येनो जप्त्वा वा नम इत्यृचम् ॥ २५६ ॥

mantraiḥ śākalahomīyairabdaṃ hutvā ghṛtaṃ dvijaḥ |
sugurvapyapahantyeno japtvā vā nama ityṛcam || 256 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.256 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 (11.256). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantra, Shakalahomiya, Abda, Ghrita, Dvija, Suguru, Api, Apya, Var, Nama, Namas, Iti, Rica, Ric,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “mantraiḥ śākalahomīyairabdaṃ hutvā ghṛtaṃ dvijaḥ
  • mantraiḥ -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śākalahomīyair -
  • śākalahomīya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śākalahomīya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abdam -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • ghṛtam -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sugurvapyapahantyeno japtvā nama ityṛcam
  • sugurva -
  • suguru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    suguru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    suguru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ahantyeno -
  • japtvā -
  • jap -> japtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jap]
  • 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]
  • nama* -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ityṛ -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛcam -
  • ṛca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
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