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 3.97

नश्यन्ति हव्यकव्यानि नराणामविजानताम् ।
भस्मीभूतेषु विप्रेषु मोहाद्दत्तानि दातृभिः ॥ ९७ ॥

naśyanti havyakavyāni narāṇāmavijānatām |
bhasmībhūteṣu vipreṣu mohāddattāni dātṛbhiḥ || 97 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.97 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 (3.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nashyanti, Nashyat, Havyakavya, Nara, Avijanat, Avijanata, Bhasmibhuta, Vipra, Mohat, Moha, Datta, Datri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.97). 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: “naśyanti havyakavyāni narāṇāmavijānatām
  • naśyanti -
  • naśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • havyakavyāni -
  • havyakavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • avijānatām -
  • avijānat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    avijānat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    avijānatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhasmībhūteṣu vipreṣu mohāddattāni dātṛbhiḥ
  • bhasmībhūteṣu -
  • bhasmībhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhasmībhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vipreṣu -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mohād -
  • mohāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    moha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dattāni -
  • datta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dātṛbhiḥ -
  • dātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
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