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 4.5

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ऋतमुञ्छशिलं ज्ञेयममृतं स्यादयाचितम् ।
मृतं तु याचितं भैक्षं प्रमृतं कर्षणं स्मृतम् ॥ ५ ॥

ṛtamuñchaśilaṃ jñeyamamṛtaṃ syādayācitam |
mṛtaṃ tu yācitaṃ bhaikṣaṃ pramṛtaṃ karṣaṇaṃ smṛtam || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.5 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 (4.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ritam, Rita, Unchashila, Jneya, Amrita, Syat, Sya, Ayacita, Mrita, Yacita, Bhaiksha, Pramrita, Karshana, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.5). 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: “ṛtamuñchaśilaṃ jñeyamamṛtaṃ syādayācitam ”
ṛtam -
ṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uñchaśilam -
uñchaśila (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jñeyam -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jñeya (noun, neuter)

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

jñeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
amṛtam -
amṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

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

amṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
ayācitam -
ayācita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ayācita (noun, neuter)

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

ayācitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “mṛtaṃ tu yācitaṃ bhaikṣaṃ pramṛtaṃ karṣaṇaṃ smṛtam ”
mṛtam -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

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

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yācitam -
yācita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yācita (noun, neuter)

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

yācitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yāc class 1 verb]

√yāc -> yācita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yāc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
bhaikṣam -
bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pramṛtam -
pramṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramṛta (noun, neuter)

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

pramṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karṣaṇam -
karṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

karṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
smṛtam -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

smṛta (noun, neuter)

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

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023