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 12.97

चातुर्वर्ण्यं त्रयो लोकाश्चत्वारश्चाश्रमाः पृथक् ।
भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च सर्वं वेदात्प्रसिध्यति ॥ ९७ ॥

cāturvarṇyaṃ trayo lokāścatvāraścāśramāḥ pṛthak |
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca sarvaṃ vedātprasidhyati || 97 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.97 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 (12.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturvarnya, Traya, Tri, Loka, Catu, Ara, Ashrama, Prithak, Bhuta, Bhavya, Bhavishya, Sarvam, Sarva, Veda, Pra, Sidhyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “cāturvarṇyaṃ trayo lokāścatvāraścāśramāḥ pṛthak
  • cāturvarṇyam -
  • cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • trayo* -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lokāś -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āraś -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśramāḥ -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ ca sarvaṃ vedātprasidhyati
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • bhavyam -
  • bhavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaviṣyam -
  • bhaviṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaviṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaviṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vedāt -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sidhyati -
  • sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
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