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 2.24

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एतान्द्विजातयो देशान् संश्रयेरन्प्रयत्नतः ।
शूद्रस्तु यस्मिन् कस्मिन्वा निवसेद्वृत्तिकर्शितः ॥ २४ ॥

etāndvijātayo deśān saṃśrayeranprayatnataḥ |
śūdrastu yasmin kasminvā nivasedvṛttikarśitaḥ || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.24 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 (2.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Dvijati, Desha, Samshraya, Irat, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas, Shudra, Yah, Yat, Kah, Kim, Var, Karshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.24). 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: “etāndvijātayo deśān saṃśrayeranprayatnataḥ ”
etān -
eta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
dvijātayo* -
dvijāti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dvijāti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
deśān -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
saṃśraye -
saṃśraya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
iran -
√ir -> irat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb]
prayatnataḥ -
prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prayatnatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śūdrastu yasmin kasminvā nivasedvṛttikarśitaḥ ”
śūdras -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yasmin -
ya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
kasmin -
ka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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]
vased -
√vas (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
vṛtti -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
karśitaḥ -
karśita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛś -> karśita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛś]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023