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 2.17

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सरस्वतीदृशद्वत्योर्देवनद्योर्यदन्तरम् ।
तं देवनिर्मितं देशं ब्रह्मावर्तं प्रचक्षते ॥ १७ ॥

sarasvatīdṛśadvatyordevanadyoryadantaram |
taṃ devanirmitaṃ deśaṃ brahmāvartaṃ pracakṣate || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.17 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 (2.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarasvat, Sarasvati, Drishadvati, Devanadi, Yat, Yad, Antaram, Antara, Devanirmita, Desha, Brahmavarta, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.17). 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: “sarasvatīdṛśadvatyordevanadyoryadantaram ”
sarasvatī -
sarasvatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sarasvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dṛśadvatyor -
dṛśadvatī (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dṛśadvatī (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dṛśadvati (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dṛśadvati (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
devanadyor -
devanadī (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
yad -
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]
antaram -
antaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

antara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

antara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “taṃ devanirmitaṃ deśaṃ brahmāvartaṃ pracakṣate ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
devanirmitam -
devanirmita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

devanirmita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

devanirmitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
deśam -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brahmāvartam -
brahmāvarta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cakṣate -
√cakṣ (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023