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 2.42

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मौञ्जी त्रिवृत्समा श्लक्ष्णा कार्या विप्रस्य मेखला ।
क्षत्रियस्य तु मौर्वी ज्या वैश्यस्य शणतान्तवी ॥ ४२ ॥

mauñjī trivṛtsamā ślakṣṇā kāryā viprasya mekhalā |
kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.42 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 (2.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maunji, Maunjin, Trivrit, Sama, Shlakshna, Kari, Karya, Vipra, Mekhala, Kshatriya, Maurvi, Jya, Vaishya, Shanatantavi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.42). 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: “mauñjī trivṛtsamā ślakṣṇā kāryā viprasya mekhalā ”
mauñjī -
mauñjī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mauñjin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
trivṛt -
trivṛt (noun, masculine)

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

trivṛt (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ślakṣṇā -
ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāryā* -
kāri (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kārī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
viprasya -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mekhalā -
mekhalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī ”
kṣatriyasya -
kṣatriya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kṣatriya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
maurvī -
maurvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
jyā* -
ji (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

jya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vaiśyasya -
vaiśya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vaiśya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śaṇatāntavī -
śaṇatāntavī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023