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 1.29

हिंस्राहिंस्रे मृदुक्रूरे धर्माधर्मावृतानृते ।
यद्यस्य सोऽदधात्सर्गे तत्तस्य स्वयमाविशत् ॥ २९ ॥

hiṃsrāhiṃsre mṛdukrūre dharmādharmāvṛtānṛte |
yadyasya so'dadhātsarge tattasya svayamāviśat || 29 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.29 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 (1.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Himsrahimsra, Mridu, Krura, Dharmadharma, Ritanrita, Yadi, Yad, Idam, Sah, Sarga, Tat, Tad, Svayam, Avishat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “hiṃsrāhiṃsre mṛdukrūre dharmādharmāvṛtānṛte
  • hiṃsrāhiṃsre -
  • hiṃsrāhiṃsra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mṛdu -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛdū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • krūre -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    krūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharmādharmāvṛ -
  • dharmādharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛtānṛte -
  • ṛtānṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yadyasya so'dadhātsarge tattasya svayamāviśat
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adadhāt -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sarge -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āviśat -
  • āviśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    āviśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āviśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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