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 2.198

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नीचं शय्याऽऽसनं चास्य नित्यं स्याद्गुरुसन्निधौ ।
गुरोस्तु चक्षुर्विषये न यथेष्टासनो भवेत् ॥ १९८ ॥

nīcaṃ śayyā''sanaṃ cāsya nityaṃ syādgurusannidhau |
gurostu cakṣurviṣaye na yatheṣṭāsano bhavet || 198 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.198 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 (2.198). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nica, Asana, Idam, Nityam, Nitya, Syat, Sya, Gurusannidhi, Guru, Cakshurvishaya, Yatheshtasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.198). 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: “nīcaṃ śayyā''sanaṃ cāsya nityaṃ syādgurusannidhau ”
nīcam -
nīca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nīca (noun, neuter)

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

nīcā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śayyā' -
asanam -
asana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asana (noun, neuter)

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

asanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√san (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative 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]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
gurusannidhau -
gurusannidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “gurostu cakṣurviṣaye na yatheṣṭāsano bhavet ”
guros -
guru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
cakṣurviṣaye -
cakṣurviṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatheṣṭāsano* -
yatheṣṭāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023