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 3.14

न ब्राह्मणक्षत्रिययोरापद्यपि हि तिष्ठतोः ।
कस्मिंश्चिदपि वृत्तान्ते शूद्रा भार्यौपदिश्यते ॥ १४ ॥

na brāhmaṇakṣatriyayorāpadyapi hi tiṣṭhatoḥ |
kasmiṃścidapi vṛttānte śūdrā bhāryaupadiśyate || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.14 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 (3.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Kshatriya, Apad, Api, Tishthat, Kah, Kim, Cit, Vrittanta, Shudra, Bharya, Pad, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “na brāhmaṇakṣatriyayorāpadyapi hi tiṣṭhatoḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatriyayor -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • āpadya -
  • āpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tiṣṭhatoḥ -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “kasmiṃścidapi vṛttānte śūdrā bhāryaupadiśyate
  • kasmiṃś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vṛttānte -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛttānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śūdrā* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāryau -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √bhṛ], [vocative dual from √bhṛ], [accusative dual from √bhṛ]
  • padi -
  • padi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śyate -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śā class 4 verb]
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