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 3.189

निमन्त्रितान् हि पितर उपतिष्ठन्ति तान्द्विजान् ।
वायुवत्चानुगच्छन्ति तथाऽसीनानुपासते ॥ १८९ ॥

nimantritān hi pitara upatiṣṭhanti tāndvijān |
vāyuvatcānugacchanti tathā'sīnānupāsate || 189 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.189 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 (3.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimantrita, Pitri, Upa, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Dvija, Vayuvat, Uksh, Shanti, Asi, Anupa, Asat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nimantritān hi pitara upatiṣṭhanti tāndvijān
  • nimantritān -
  • nimantrita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pitara* -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dvijān -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vāyuvatcānugacchanti tathā'sīnānupāsate
  • vāyuvat -
  • vāyuvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • acch -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śanti -
  • śanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tathā' -
  • asīn -
  • asi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ānupā -
  • ānupa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānupa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asate -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
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