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 2.49

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भवत्पूर्वं चरेद्भैक्षमुपनीतो द्विजोत्तमः ।
भवन्मध्यं तु राजन्यो वैश्यस्तु भवदुत्तरम् ॥ ४९ ॥

bhavatpūrvaṃ caredbhaikṣamupanīto dvijottamaḥ |
bhavanmadhyaṃ tu rājanyo vaiśyastu bhavaduttaram || 49 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.49 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 (2.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavatpurva, Bhaiksha, Upanita, Dvijottama, Bhavanmadhyam, Bhavanmadhya, Rajani, Rajanya, Vaishya, Bhavaduttaram,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.49). 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: “bhavatpūrvaṃ caredbhaikṣamupanīto dvijottamaḥ ”
bhavatpūrvam -
bhavatpūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhavatpūrva (noun, neuter)

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

bhavatpūrvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cared -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
bhaikṣam -
bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
upanīto* -
upanīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dvijottamaḥ -
dvijottama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bhavanmadhyaṃ tu rājanyo vaiśyastu bhavaduttaram ”
bhavanmadhyam -
bhavanmadhyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhavanmadhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhavanmadhya (noun, neuter)

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

bhavanmadhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
rājanyo* -
rājanī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaiśyas -
vaiśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhavaduttaram -
bhavaduttaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023