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 3.280

रात्रौ श्राद्धं न कुर्वीत राक्षसी कीर्तिता हि सा ।
सन्ध्ययोरुभयोश्चैव सूर्ये चैवाचिरौदिते ॥ २८० ॥

rātrau śrāddhaṃ na kurvīta rākṣasī kīrtitā hi sā |
sandhyayorubhayoścaiva sūrye caivāciraudite || 280 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.280 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 (3.280). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ratrau, Ratra, Shraddha, Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Kirtita, Sandhya, Ubha, Surya, Acira, Dita, Diti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.280). 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: “rātrau śrāddhaṃ na kurvīta rākṣasī kīrtitā hi
  • rātrau -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śrāddham -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • rākṣasī -
  • rākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rākṣasin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrtitā* -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sandhyayorubhayoścaiva sūrye caivāciraudite
  • sandhyayor -
  • sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sandhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ubhayoś -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sūrye -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • acirau -
  • acira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dite -
  • dita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    diti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    diti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
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