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 1.10

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आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः ।
ता यदस्यायनं पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ॥ १० ॥

āpo nārā iti proktā āpo vai narasūnavaḥ |
tā yadasyāyanaṃ pūrvaṃ tena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.10 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 (1.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apa, Apas, Nara, Iti, Prokta, Sunu, Tas, Yat, Yad, Asi, Idam, Ayana, Purvam, Purva, Tad, Tena, Narayana, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.10). 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: “āpo nārā iti proktā āpo vai narasūnavaḥ ”
āpo* -
āpas (noun, neuter)

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

ap (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active second single]
nārā* -
nāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
proktā* -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

proktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
āpo* -
āpas (noun, neuter)

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

ap (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active second single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
nara -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūnavaḥ -
sūnu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sūnu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “tā yadasyāyanaṃ pūrvaṃ tena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ”
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
yad -
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]
asyā -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
āyanam -
āyana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āyana (noun, neuter)

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

āyanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
nārāyaṇaḥ -
nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
smṛtaḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023