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 2.64

मेखलामजिनं दण्डमुपवीतं कमण्डलुम् ।
अप्सु प्रास्य विनष्टानि गृह्णीतान्यानि मन्त्रवत् ॥ ६४ ॥

mekhalāmajinaṃ daṇḍamupavītaṃ kamaṇḍalum |
apsu prāsya vinaṣṭāni gṛhṇītānyāni mantravat || 64 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.64 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 (2.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mekhala, Ajina, Danda, Upavita, Kamandalu, Apsu, Prasya, Vinashta, Anya, Mantravat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.64). 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: “mekhalāmajinaṃ daṇḍamupavītaṃ kamaṇḍalum
  • mekhalām -
  • mekhalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ajinam -
  • ajina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upavītam -
  • upavīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upavīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upavītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kamaṇḍalum -
  • kamaṇḍalu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “apsu prāsya vinaṣṭāni gṛhṇītānyāni mantravat
  • apsu -
  • apsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apsu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apsu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • prāsya -
  • pras -> prāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb]
    pras -> prāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb]
  • vinaṣṭāni -
  • vinaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gṛhṇītā -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • anyāni -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mantravat -
  • mantravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mantravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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