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 2.56

नौच्छिष्टं कस्य चिद्दद्यान्नाद्यादेतत्तथाऽन्तरा ।
न चैवात्यशनं कुर्यान्न चौच्छिष्टः क्व चिद्व्रजेत् ॥ ५६ ॥

naucchiṣṭaṃ kasya ciddadyānnādyādetattathā'ntarā |
na caivātyaśanaṃ kuryānna caucchiṣṭaḥ kva cidvrajet || 56 ||

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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 (2.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Asmad, Shishta, Kah, Kim, Cit, Nadya, Etad, Antara, Eva, Ashana, Kva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “naucchiṣṭaṃ kasya ciddadyānnādyādetattathā'ntarā
  • nau -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • aucch -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śiṣṭam -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cid -
  • 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]
  • dadyān -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • nādyād -
  • nādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √nad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √nad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √nad]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā' -
  • antarā -
  • antarā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na caivātyaśanaṃ kuryānna caucchiṣṭaḥ kva cidvrajet
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • aśanam -
  • aśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cau -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aucch -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śiṣṭaḥ -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cid -
  • 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]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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