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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 12.103
अज्ञेभ्यो ग्रन्थिनः श्रेष्ठा ग्रन्थिभ्यो धारिणो वराः ।
धारिभ्यो ज्ञानिनः श्रेष्ठा ज्ञानिभ्यो व्यवसायिनः ॥ १०३ ॥
ajñebhyo granthinaḥ śreṣṭhā granthibhyo dhāriṇo varāḥ |
dhāribhyo jñāninaḥ śreṣṭhā jñānibhyo vyavasāyinaḥ || 103 ||
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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 (12.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ajna, Granthin, Granthi, Shreshtha, Dhari, Dharin, Vara, Jnanin, Jnani, Vyavasayin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ajñebhyo granthinaḥ śreṣṭhā granthibhyo dhāriṇo varāḥ ”
- ajñebhyo* -
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ajña (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]ajña (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- granthinaḥ -
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granthin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]granthin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]granthī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śreṣṭhā* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- granthibhyo* -
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granthi (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]granthin (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]granthin (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]granthī (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- dhāriṇo* -
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dhāri (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]dhārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- varāḥ -
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vara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “dhāribhyo jñāninaḥ śreṣṭhā jñānibhyo vyavasāyinaḥ ”
- dhāribhyo* -
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dhāri (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dhāri (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dhāri (noun, feminine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dhārin (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dhārin (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- jñāninaḥ -
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jñānin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jñānin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jñānī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śreṣṭhā* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jñānibhyo* -
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jñānin (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]jñānin (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]jñānī (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- vyavasāyinaḥ -
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vyavasāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vyavasāyin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]