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 1.38

विद्युतोऽशनिमेघांश्च रोहितैन्द्रधनूंषि च ।
उल्कानिर्घातकेतूंश्च ज्योतींष्युच्चावचानि च ॥ ३८ ॥

vidyuto'śanimeghāṃśca rohitaindradhanūṃṣi ca |
ulkānirghātaketūṃśca jyotīṃṣyuccāvacāni ca || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.38 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 (1.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyut, Vidyuta, Ashanimegha, Rohit, Rohita, Aindradhanus, Ulka, Ghataka, Jyotis, Uccavaca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.38). 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: “vidyuto'śanimeghāṃśca rohitaindradhanūṃṣi ca
  • vidyuto' -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśanimeghāṃś -
  • aśanimegha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rohitai -
  • rohita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ruh -> rohita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ruh]
    ruh -> rohita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ruh]
    rohit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rohit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ruh -> rohita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ruh]
    ruh -> rohita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ruh]
    ruh -> rohitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ruh]
  • aindradhanūṃṣi -
  • aindradhanus (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ulkānirghātaketūṃśca jyotīṃṣyuccāvacāni ca
  • ulkān -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghātake -
  • ghātaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ghātaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ūṃś -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jyotīṃṣyu -
  • jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • uccāvacāni -
  • uccāvaca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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