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 3.109

न भोजनार्थं स्वे विप्रः कुलगोत्रे निवेदयेत् ।
भोजनार्थं हि ते शंसन्वान्ताशीत्युच्यते बुधैः ॥ १०९ ॥

na bhojanārthaṃ sve vipraḥ kulagotre nivedayet |
bhojanārthaṃ hi te śaṃsanvāntāśītyucyate budhaiḥ || 109 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.109 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 (3.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhojanartha, Sva, Vipra, Kulagotra, Tad, Yushmad, Shamsat, Vantashin, Vantashi, Iti, Ucyat, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.109). 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: “na bhojanārthaṃ sve vipraḥ kulagotre nivedayet
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojanārtham -
  • bhojanārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhojanārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vipraḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kulagotre -
  • kulagotra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vedayet -
  • vid (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vid (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “bhojanārthaṃ hi te śaṃsanvāntāśītyucyate budhaiḥ
  • bhojanārtham -
  • bhojanārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhojanārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śaṃsan -
  • śaṃs -> śaṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vāntāśī -
  • vāntāśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vāntāśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāntāśī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāntāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vāntāśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • budhaiḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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