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 2.238

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श्रद्दधानः शुभां विद्यामाददीतावरादपि ।
अन्यादपि परं धर्मं स्त्रीरत्नं दुष्कुलादपि ॥ २३८ ॥

śraddadhānaḥ śubhāṃ vidyāmādadītāvarādapi |
anyādapi paraṃ dharmaṃ strīratnaṃ duṣkulādapi || 238 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.238 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 (2.238). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shraddadhana, Shubha, Shubh, Ita, Iti, Ara, Api, Anya, Param, Para, Dharma, Striratna, Dushkula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.238). 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: “śraddadhānaḥ śubhāṃ vidyāmādadītāvarādapi ”
śraddadhānaḥ -
śraddadhāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śubhām -
śubhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vidyāmā -
√vid (verb class 2)

[optative active first plural]
adadī -
√dā (verb class 3)

[imperfect middle first single]
itāva -
ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

iti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
arād -
ara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

√rās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “anyādapi paraṃ dharmaṃ strīratnaṃ duṣkulādapi ”
anyād -
anya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
strīratnam -
strīratna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
duṣkulād -
duṣkula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

duṣkula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023