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 1.17

यन्मूर्त्यवयवाः सूक्ष्मास्तानीमान्याश्रयन्ति षट् ।
तस्माच्छरीरमित्याहुस्तस्य मूर्तिं मनीषिणः ॥ १७ ॥

yanmūrtyavayavāḥ sūkṣmāstānīmānyāśrayanti ṣaṭ |
tasmāccharīramityāhustasya mūrtiṃ manīṣiṇaḥ || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.17 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 (1.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Murti, Avayava, Sukshma, Tani, Anya, Shrayat, Shrayanti, Shat, Shash, Tasmat, Tad, Sharira, Iti, Itya, Manishin, Manishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yanmūrtyavayavāḥ sūkṣmāstānīmānyāśrayanti ṣaṭ
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    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]
  • mūrtya -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūrtī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avayavāḥ -
  • avayava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    avayavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sūkṣmās -
  • sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tānīm -
  • tānī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānyā -
  • an -> ānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √an]
  • śrayanti -
  • śri -> śrayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śrayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmāccharīramityāhustasya mūrtiṃ manīṣiṇaḥ
  • tasmācch -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āhus -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūrtim -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • manīṣiṇaḥ -
  • manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
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