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 2.227

यं मातापितरौ क्लेशं सहेते सम्भवे नृणाम् ।
न तस्य निष्कृतिः शक्या कर्तुं वर्षशतैरपि ॥ २२७ ॥

yaṃ mātāpitarau kleśaṃ sahete sambhave nṛṇām |
na tasya niṣkṛtiḥ śakyā kartuṃ varṣaśatairapi || 227 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.227 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 (2.227). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Matri, Mata, Pitri, Klesha, Saheti, Sambhava, Sambhu, Nri, Tad, Nishkriti, Shakya, Kartu, Varshashata, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.227). 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: “yaṃ mātāpitarau kleśaṃ sahete sambhave nṛṇām
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • pitarau -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kleśam -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sahete -
  • saheti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    saheti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [present middle third dual]
  • sambhave -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sambhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sambhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sambhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sambhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “na tasya niṣkṛtiḥ śakyā kartuṃ varṣaśatairapi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • niṣkṛtiḥ -
  • niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakyā -
  • śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varṣaśatair -
  • varṣaśata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
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