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 3.57

शोचन्ति जामयो यत्र विनश्यत्याशु तत्कुलम् ।
न शोचन्ति तु यत्रैता वर्धते तद् हि सर्वदा ॥ ५७ ॥

śocanti jāmayo yatra vinaśyatyāśu tatkulam |
na śocanti tu yatraitā vardhate tad hi sarvadā || 57 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.57 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 (3.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shocat, Shocanti, Jami, Yatra, Vina, Shyat, Ashu, Tat, Tad, Kula, Eta, Esha, Sarvada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.57). 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: “śocanti jāmayo yatra vinaśyatyāśu tatkulam
  • śocanti -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • jāmayo* -
  • jāmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jāmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyatyā -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • 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]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “na śocanti tu yatraitā vardhate tad hi sarvadā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śocanti -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yatrai -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etā* -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vardhate -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvadā -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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