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 2.121

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अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धोपसेविनः ।
चत्वारि तस्य वर्धन्ते आयुर्धर्मो यशो बलम् ॥ १२१ ॥

abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṃ vṛddhopasevinaḥ |
catvāri tasya vardhante āyurdharmo yaśo balam || 121 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.121 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 (2.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhivadanashila, Nityam, Nitya, Vriddhopasevin, Catu, Ari, Arin, Tad, Ayu, Ayus, Dharma, Yasha, Yashas, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.121). 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: “abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṃ vṛddhopasevinaḥ ”
abhivādanaśīlasya -
abhivādanaśīla (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

abhivādanaśīla (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vṛddhopasevinaḥ -
vṛddhopasevin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛddhopasevin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “catvāri tasya vardhante āyurdharmo yaśo balam ”
catvā -
catu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ari -
ari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ari (noun, neuter)

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

ari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

arin (noun, neuter)

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

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vardhante -
√vṛdh (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
āyur -
āyus (noun, masculine)

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

āyus (noun, neuter)

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

āyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yaśo* -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

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

yaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023