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 2.74

ब्रह्मणः प्रणवं कुर्यादादावन्ते च सर्वदा ।
स्रवत्यनोङ्कृतं पूर्वं परस्ताच्च विशीर्यति ॥ ७४ ॥

brahmaṇaḥ praṇavaṃ kuryādādāvante ca sarvadā |
sravatyanoṅkṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ parastācca viśīryati || 74 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.74 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 (2.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Brahmana, Pranava, Kuryada, Avanta, Sarvada, Sravat, Anonkrita, Purvam, Purva, Parastat, Vishi, Yat, Yati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.74). 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: “brahmaṇaḥ praṇavaṃ kuryādādāvante ca sarvadā
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praṇavam -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryādād -
  • kuryāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kuryāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āvante -
  • āvanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvadā -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sravatyanoṅkṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ parastācca viśīryati
  • sravatya -
  • sravat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sravat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sru -> sravat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sru class 1 verb]
    sru -> sravat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sru class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sru class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sru class 1 verb], [locative single from √sru class 1 verb]
    sru (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • anoṅkṛtam -
  • anoṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anoṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anoṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parastāc -
  • parastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśīr -
  • viśī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    viśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
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