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 12.20

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यद्याचरति धर्मं स प्रायशोऽधर्ममल्पशः ।
तैरेव चावृतो भूतैः स्वर्गे सुखमुपाश्नुते ॥ २० ॥

yadyācarati dharmaṃ sa prāyaśo'dharmamalpaśaḥ |
taireva cāvṛto bhūtaiḥ svarge sukhamupāśnute || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.20 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 (12.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Aca, Rati, Dharma, Prayashah, Adharma, Alpashah, Taira, Iva, Rita, Bhuta, Svarga, Sukham, Sukha, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.20). 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: “yadyācarati dharmaṃ sa prāyaśo'dharmamalpaśaḥ ”
yadyā -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
āca -
āca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ac (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
rati -
rati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāyaśo' -
prāyaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adharmam -
adharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
alpaśaḥ -
alpaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “taireva cāvṛto bhūtaiḥ svarge sukhamupāśnute ”
taire -
taira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cāvṛ -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ṛto* -
ṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtaiḥ -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
svarge -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

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

svargā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
aśnute -
√aś (verb class 5)

[present middle third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023