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 12.35

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यत्कर्म कृत्वा कुर्वंश्च करिष्यंश्चैव लज्जति ।
तज्ज्ञेयं विदुषा सर्वं तामसं गुणलक्षणम् ॥ ३५ ॥

yatkarma kṛtvā kurvaṃśca kariṣyaṃścaiva lajjati |
tajjñeyaṃ viduṣā sarvaṃ tāmasaṃ guṇalakṣaṇam || 35 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.35 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 (12.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Karman, Kritva, Kritvan, Kurvat, Karishyat, Tajjna, Iyam, Idam, Vidusha, Vidus, Vidvas, Sarvam, Sarva, Tamasa, Gunalakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.35). 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: “yatkarma kṛtvā kurvaṃśca kariṣyaṃścaiva lajjati ”
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]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kurvaṃś -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kariṣyaṃś -
kariṣyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
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]
Cannot analyse lajjati
Line 2: “tajjñeyaṃ viduṣā sarvaṃ tāmasaṃ guṇalakṣaṇam ”
tajjñe -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tajjña (noun, neuter)

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

tajjñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viduṣā -
viduṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vidus (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidus (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vidvas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidvas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vid class 2 verb]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tāmasam -
tāmasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tāmasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
guṇalakṣaṇam -
guṇalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023