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 1.103

विदुषा ब्राह्मणेनैदमध्येतव्यं प्रयत्नतः ।
शिश्येभ्यश्च प्रवक्तव्यं सम्यङ्नान्येन केन चित् ॥ १०३ ॥

viduṣā brāhmaṇenaidamadhyetavyaṃ prayatnataḥ |
śiśyebhyaśca pravaktavyaṃ samyaṅnānyena kena cit || 103 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.103 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 (1.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidusha, Brahmana, Amadhya, Tavya, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas, Ibhi, Ibhya, Pravaktavya, Samyak, Samyanc, Kena, Kah, Kim, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “viduṣā brāhmaṇenaidamadhyetavyaṃ prayatnataḥ
  • viduṣā* -
  • viduṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    viduṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brāhmaṇenai -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aid -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • amadhye -
  • amadhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    amadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tavyam -
  • tavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tu -> tavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tu class 2 verb]
    tu -> tavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √tu class 2 verb]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śiśyebhyaśca pravaktavyaṃ samyaṅnānyena kena cit
  • śiśye -
  • śi (verb class 3)
    [present middle first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śi (verb class 5)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śī (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śī (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śī (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ibhyaś -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ibhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ibhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravaktavyam -
  • pravaktavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravaktavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravaktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samyaṅ -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samyañc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samyañc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nānye -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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