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 3.15

हीनजातिस्त्रियं मोहादुद्वहन्तो द्विजातयः ।
कुलान्येव नयन्त्याशु ससन्तानानि शूद्रताम् ॥ १५ ॥

hīnajātistriyaṃ mohādudvahanto dvijātayaḥ |
kulānyeva nayantyāśu sasantānāni śūdratām || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.15 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 (3.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hinajati, Tri, Iyam, Idam, Mohat, Moha, Udvahat, Dvijati, Kula, Eva, Nayanti, Nayat, Ashu, Sasantana, Shudrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.15). 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: “hīnajātistriyaṃ mohādudvahanto dvijātayaḥ
  • hīnajātis -
  • hīnajāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hīnajāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tri -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mohād -
  • mohāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    moha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • udvahanto* -
  • udvahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvijātayaḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kulānyeva nayantyāśu sasantānāni śūdratām
  • kulānye -
  • kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayantyā -
  • nayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sasantānāni -
  • sasantāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śūdratām -
  • śūdratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
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