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 2.239

विषादप्यमृतं ग्राह्यं बालादपि सुभाषितम् ।
अमित्रादपि सद्वृत्तममेध्यादपि काञ्चनम् ॥ २३९ ॥

viṣādapyamṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ bālādapi subhāṣitam |
amitrādapi sadvṛttamamedhyādapi kāñcanam || 239 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.239 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 (2.239). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Visha, Vishad, Apya, Ritam, Rita, Grahya, Bala, Api, Subhashita, Amitra, Sadvritta, Amedhya, Kancana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.239). 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: “viṣādapyamṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ bālādapi subhāṣitam
  • viṣād -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    viṣād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viṣād (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • apyam -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • grāhyam -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
  • bālād -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • subhāṣitam -
  • subhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “amitrādapi sadvṛttamamedhyādapi kāñcanam
  • amitrād -
  • amitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    amitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sadvṛttam -
  • sadvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amedhyād -
  • amedhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    amedhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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