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 12.66

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बको भवति हृत्वाऽग्निं गृहकारी ह्युपस्करम् ।
रक्तानि हृत्वा वासांसि जायते जीवजीवकः ॥ ६६ ॥

bako bhavati hṛtvā'gniṃ gṛhakārī hyupaskaram |
raktāni hṛtvā vāsāṃsi jāyate jīvajīvakaḥ || 66 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.66 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 (12.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Baka, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Agni, Grihakarin, Upaskara, Rakta, Vasas, Jayat, Jivajivaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.66). 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: “bako bhavati hṛtvā'gniṃ gṛhakārī hyupaskaram ”
bako* -
baka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
hṛtvā' -
agnim -
agni (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
gṛhakārī -
gṛhakārin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hyu -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
upaskaram -
upaskara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “raktāni hṛtvā vāsāṃsi jāyate jīvajīvakaḥ ”
raktāni -
rakta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
hṛtvā -
√hṛ -> hṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √hṛ]
vāsāṃsi -
vāsas (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
jīvajīvakaḥ -
jīvajīvaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023