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 3.50

निन्द्यास्वष्टासु चान्यासु स्त्रियो रात्रिषु वर्जयन् ।
ब्रह्मचार्येव भवति यत्र तत्राश्रमे वसन् ॥ ५० ॥

nindyāsvaṣṭāsu cānyāsu striyo rātriṣu varjayan |
brahmacāryeva bhavati yatra tatrāśrame vasan || 50 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.50 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 (3.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nindya, Ashta, Asu, Stri, Ratri, Shu, Varja, Yat, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Eva, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yatra, Tatra, Ashrama, Vasat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nindyāsvaṣṭāsu cānyāsu striyo rātriṣu varjayan
  • nindyāsva -
  • nindyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    nind -> nindyā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √nind class 1 verb]
  • aṣṭāsu -
  • aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √ class 5 verb]
  • cānyā -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rātri -
  • rātrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ṣu -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • varja -
  • varja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “brahmacāryeva bhavati yatra tatrāśrame vasan
  • brahmacārye -
  • brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    brahmacārī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśrame -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vasan -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
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