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 2.173

कृतौपनयनस्यास्य व्रतादेशनमिष्यते ।
ब्रह्मणो ग्रहणं चैव क्रमेण विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ १७३ ॥

kṛtaupanayanasyāsya vratādeśanamiṣyate |
brahmaṇo grahaṇaṃ caiva krameṇa vidhipūrvakam || 173 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.173 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 (2.173). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krit, Krita, Kriti, Pana, Yat, Asi, Idam, Asya, Vratadeshana, Ishyat, Brahman, Brahmana, Grahana, Kramena, Krama, Vidhipurvaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.173). 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: “kṛtaupanayanasyāsya vratādeśanamiṣyate
  • kṛtau -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • pana -
  • pana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • asyā -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āsya -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √as]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    as -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √as]
  • vratādeśanam -
  • vratādeśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “brahmaṇo grahaṇaṃ caiva krameṇa vidhipūrvakam
  • brahmaṇo* -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grahaṇam -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grahaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhipūrvakam -
  • vidhipūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhipūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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