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 2.126

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यो न वेत्त्यभिवादस्य विप्रः प्रत्यभिवादनम् ।
नाभिवाद्यः स विदुषा यथा शूद्रस्तथैव सः ॥ १२६ ॥

yo na vettyabhivādasya vipraḥ pratyabhivādanam |
nābhivādyaḥ sa viduṣā yathā śūdrastathaiva saḥ || 126 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.126 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 (2.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Abhivada, Vipra, Pratyabhivadana, Nabh, Nabhi, Vadya, Vadi, Vidusha, Yatha, Shudra, Tatha, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.126). 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: “yo na vettyabhivādasya vipraḥ pratyabhivādanam ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vettya -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
abhivādasya -
abhivāda (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
vipraḥ -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratyabhivādanam -
pratyabhivādana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “nābhivādyaḥ sa viduṣā yathā śūdrastathaiva saḥ ”
nābhi -
nābhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, feminine)

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

nābhī (noun, neuter)

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

nābh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vādyaḥ -
vādya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vad]

vādī (noun, masculine)

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

vādī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viduṣā* -
viduṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

viduṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śūdras -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023