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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 2.59
अङ्गुष्ठमूलस्य तले ब्राह्मं तीर्थं प्रचक्षते ।
कायमङ्गुलिमूलेऽग्रे देवं पित्र्यं तयोरधः ॥ ५९ ॥
aṅguṣṭhamūlasya tale brāhmaṃ tīrthaṃ pracakṣate |
kāyamaṅgulimūle'gre devaṃ pitryaṃ tayoradhaḥ || 59 ||
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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 (2.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Angushtha, Mula, Tala, Brahma, Tirtha, Pra, Kaya, Anguli, Agre, Agra, Agri, Deva, Pitrya, Tad, Radha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “aṅguṣṭhamūlasya tale brāhmaṃ tīrthaṃ pracakṣate ”
- aṅguṣṭha -
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aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūlasya -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mūla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tale -
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tala (noun, masculine)[locative single]tala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]talā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- brāhmam -
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brāhma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tīrtham -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakṣate -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “kāyamaṅgulimūle'gre devaṃ pitryaṃ tayoradhaḥ ”
- kāyam -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅguli -
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aṅguli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- mūle' -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mūl (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- agre -
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agre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[locative single]agra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- devam -
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deva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]devā (noun, feminine)[adverb]devan (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- pitryam -
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pitrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pitrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pitryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tayor -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- radhaḥ -
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radha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]