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 3.237

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यावदुष्मा भवत्यन्नं यावदश्नन्ति वाग्यताः ।
पितरस्तावदश्नन्ति यावन्नओक्ता हविर्गुणाः ॥ २३७ ॥

yāvaduṣmā bhavatyannaṃ yāvadaśnanti vāgyatāḥ |
pitarastāvadaśnanti yāvannaoktā havirguṇāḥ || 237 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.237 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 (3.237). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavat, Ushma, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Anna, Ashnat, Vagyata, Pitri, Tavat, Yavan, Okta, Havis, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.237). 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: “yāvaduṣmā bhavatyannaṃ yāvadaśnanti vāgyatāḥ ”
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
uṣmā* -
uṣma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhavatya -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
annam -
anna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

annā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aśnanti -
aśnat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vāgyatāḥ -
vāgyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāgyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “pitarastāvadaśnanti yāvannaoktā havirguṇāḥ ”
pitaras -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aśnanti -
aśnat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yāvann -
yāvan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
oktā* -
okta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

oktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√oj -> okta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √oj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √oj class 1 verb]

√oj -> oktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √oj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √oj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √oj class 1 verb]
havir -
havis (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
guṇāḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023