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 3.44

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शरः क्षत्रियया ग्राह्यः प्रतोदो वैश्यकन्यया ।
वसनस्य दशा ग्राह्या शूद्रयोत्कृष्टवेदने ॥ ४४ ॥

śaraḥ kṣatriyayā grāhyaḥ pratodo vaiśyakanyayā |
vasanasya daśā grāhyā śūdrayotkṛṣṭavedane || 44 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.44 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 (3.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shara, Sharas, Kshatriya, Grahi, Grahya, Pratoda, Vaishyakanya, Vasana, Dasha, Shudra, Utkrishtavedana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.44). 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: “śaraḥ kṣatriyayā grāhyaḥ pratodo vaiśyakanyayā ”
śaraḥ -
śaras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣatriyayā -
kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
grāhyaḥ -
grāhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

grāhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah]
pratodo* -
pratoda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaiśyakanyayā -
vaiśyakanyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “vasanasya daśā grāhyā śūdrayotkṛṣṭavedane ”
vasanasya -
vasana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
daśā* -
daśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

daśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
grāhyā -
grāhi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

grāhī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

grāhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah]
śūdrayo -
śūdrā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
utkṛṣṭavedane -
utkṛṣṭavedana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023