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 2.218

यथा खनन् खनित्रेण नरो वार्यधिगच्छति ।
तथा गुरुगतां विद्यां शुश्रूषुरधिगच्छति ॥ २१८ ॥

yathā khanan khanitreṇa naro vāryadhigacchati |
tathā gurugatāṃ vidyāṃ śuśrūṣuradhigacchati || 218 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.218 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 (2.218). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Khanat, Khanitra, Nara, Nri, Var, Vari, Varya, Adhi, Gacchat, Tatha, Gurugata, Vidya, Shushrushu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yathā khanan khanitreṇa naro vāryadhigacchati
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khanan -
  • khan -> khanat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
  • khanitreṇa -
  • khanitra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    khanitra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • naro* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vārya -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ -> vārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> vārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> vārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vṛ]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛ -> vārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> vārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tathā gurugatāṃ vidyāṃ śuśrūṣuradhigacchati
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gurugatām -
  • gurugatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidyām -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • śuśrūṣur -
  • śuśrūṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuśrūṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
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