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 1.68

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ब्राह्मस्य तु क्षपाहस्य यत्प्रमाणं समासतः ।
एकैकशो युगानां तु क्रमशस्तन्निबोधत ॥ ६८ ॥

brāhmasya tu kṣapāhasya yatpramāṇaṃ samāsataḥ |
ekaikaśo yugānāṃ tu kramaśastannibodhata || 68 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.68 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 (1.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Kshapaha, Yat, Yad, Pramana, Samasatah, Ekaikashah, Yuga, Kramashah, Kramashas, Tat, Tad, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.68). 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: “brāhmasya tu kṣapāhasya yatpramāṇaṃ samāsataḥ ”
brāhmasya -
brāhma (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

brāhma (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kṣapāhasya -
kṣapāha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
yat -
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]
pramāṇam -
pramāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
samāsataḥ -
samāsataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “ekaikaśo yugānāṃ tu kramaśastannibodhata ”
ekaikaśo* -
ekaikaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yugānām -
yuga (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kramaśas -
kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kramaśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tan -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

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

tan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bodhata -
√budh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023