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 2.40

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नैतैरपूतैर्विधिवदापद्यपि हि कर्हि चित् ।
ब्राह्मान्यौनांश्च सम्बन्धान्नाचरेद्ब्राह्मणः सह ॥ ४० ॥

naitairapūtairvidhivadāpadyapi hi karhi cit |
brāhmānyaunāṃśca sambandhānnācaredbrāhmaṇaḥ saha || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.40 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 (2.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Eta, Etad, Esha, Aputa, Vidhivat, Apad, Api, Karhi, Cit, Brahma, Yauna, Sambandha, Brahmana, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.40). 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: “naitairapūtairvidhivadāpadyapi hi karhi cit ”
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
etair -
eta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

eta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

etad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
apūtair -
apūta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

apūta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vidhivad -
vidhivat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āpadya -
āpad (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
karhi -
karhi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
Line 2: “brāhmānyaunāṃśca sambandhānnācaredbrāhmaṇaḥ saha ”
brāhmān -
brāhma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
yaunāṃś -
yauna (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sambandhānn -
sambandha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cared -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
brāhmaṇaḥ -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023