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 2.65

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केशान्तः षोडशे वर्षे ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते ।
राजन्यबन्धोर्द्वाविंशे वैश्यस्य द्व्यधिके मतः ॥ ६५ ॥

keśāntaḥ ṣoḍaśe varṣe brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate |
rājanyabandhordvāviṃśe vaiśyasya dvyadhike mataḥ || 65 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.65 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 (2.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Keshanta, Shodasha, Varsha, Brahmana, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Rajanyabandhu, Dvavimsha, Vaishya, Dvyadhika, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.65). 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: “keśāntaḥ ṣoḍaśe varṣe brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate ”
keśāntaḥ -
keśānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṣoḍaśe -
ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
varṣe -
varṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

varṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

varṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
brāhmaṇasya -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vidhī -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhī (noun, masculine)

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

vidhī (noun, feminine)

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

vidhī (noun, neuter)

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

vidh (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidh (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]
Line 2: “rājanyabandhordvāviṃśe vaiśyasya dvyadhike mataḥ ”
rājanyabandhor -
rājanyabandhu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dvāviṃśe -
dvāviṃśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dvāviṃśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vaiśyasya -
vaiśya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vaiśya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dvyadhike -
dvyadhika (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dvyadhika (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dvyadhikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mataḥ -
mata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023