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 12.78

असकृद्गर्भवासेषु वासं जन्म च दारुणम् ।
बन्धनानि च काष्ठानि परप्रेष्यत्वमेव च ॥ ७८ ॥

asakṛdgarbhavāseṣu vāsaṃ janma ca dāruṇam |
bandhanāni ca kāṣṭhāni parapreṣyatvameva ca || 78 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.78 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 (12.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asakridgarbhavasa, Vasa, Janma, Janman, Daruna, Bandhana, Kashtha, Parapreshyatva, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.78). 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: “asakṛdgarbhavāseṣu vāsaṃ janma ca dāruṇam
  • asakṛdgarbhavāseṣu -
  • asakṛdgarbhavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • vāsam -
  • vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • janma -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāruṇam -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bandhanāni ca kāṣṭhāni parapreṣyatvameva ca
  • bandhanāni -
  • bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṣṭhāni -
  • kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parapreṣyatvam -
  • parapreṣyatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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