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 2.163

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सुखं ह्यवमतः शेते सुखं च प्रतिबुध्यते ।
सुखं चरति लोकेऽस्मिन्नवमन्ता विनश्यति ॥ १६३ ॥

sukhaṃ hyavamataḥ śete sukhaṃ ca pratibudhyate |
sukhaṃ carati loke'sminnavamantā vinaśyati || 163 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.163 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 (2.163). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukham, Sukha, Avamata, Prati, Loka, Idam, Avamantri, Vina, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.163). 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: “sukhaṃ hyavamataḥ śete sukhaṃ ca pratibudhyate ”
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
avamataḥ -
avamata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śete -
√śī (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
budhyate -
√budh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√budh (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
Line 2: “sukhaṃ carati loke'sminnavamantā vinaśyati ”
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
carati -
√car (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
loke' -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
asminn -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
avamantā -
avamantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vina -
vina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyati -
√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā (verb class 4)

[present active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023