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 3.138

न श्राद्धे भोजयेन्मित्रं धनैः कार्योऽस्य सङ्ग्रहः ।
नारिं न मित्रं यं विद्यात्तं श्राद्धे भोजयेद्द्विजम् ॥ १३८ ॥

na śrāddhe bhojayenmitraṃ dhanaiḥ kāryo'sya saṅgrahaḥ |
nāriṃ na mitraṃ yaṃ vidyāttaṃ śrāddhe bhojayeddvijam || 138 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.138 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 (3.138). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shraddha, Mitra, Dhana, Kari, Karya, Idam, Sangraha, Nari, Yah, Vidya, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “na śrāddhe bhojayenmitraṃ dhanaiḥ kāryo'sya saṅgrahaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrāddhe -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhojayen -
  • bhuj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanaiḥ -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kāryo' -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅgrahaḥ -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāriṃ na mitraṃ yaṃ vidyāttaṃ śrāddhe bhojayeddvijam
  • nārim -
  • nāri (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidyāt -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrāddhe -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhojayed -
  • bhuj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • dvijam -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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