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 2.156

न तेन वृद्धो भवति येनास्य पलितं शिरः ।
यो वै युवाऽप्यधीयानस्तं देवाः स्थविरं विदुः ॥ १५६ ॥

na tena vṛddho bhavati yenāsya palitaṃ śiraḥ |
yo vai yuvā'pyadhīyānastaṃ devāḥ sthaviraṃ viduḥ || 156 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.156 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 (2.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Vriddha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yena, Yah, Yat, Idam, Palita, Shira, Shiras, Nasta, Deva, Sthavira, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.156). 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: “na tena vṛddho bhavati yenāsya palitaṃ śiraḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vṛddho* -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • palitam -
  • palita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    palita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    palitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yo vai yuvā'pyadhīyānastaṃ devāḥ sthaviraṃ viduḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yuvā' -
  • apyadhī -
  • apyadhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īyā -
  • nastam -
  • nasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nas -> nasta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nas class 1 verb]
    nas -> nasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nas class 1 verb]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthaviram -
  • sthavira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthavira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthavirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
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