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 4.10

वर्तयंश्च शिलौञ्छाभ्यामग्निहोत्रपरायणः ।
इष्टीः पार्वायणान्तीयाः केवला निर्वपेत्सदा ॥ १० ॥

vartayaṃśca śilauñchābhyāmagnihotraparāyaṇaḥ |
iṣṭīḥ pārvāyaṇāntīyāḥ kevalā nirvapetsadā || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.10 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 (4.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vartayat, Shila, Shili, Aum, Cha, Agnihotra, Aparayana, Ishti, Parva, Anti, Kevala, Nih, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “vartayaṃśca śilauñchābhyāmagnihotraparāyaṇaḥ
  • vartayaṃś -
  • vṛt -> vartayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt], [vocative single from √vṛt]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilau -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śili (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śili (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • auñ -
  • aum (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • chābhyām -
  • cha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    cha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    chā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • agnihotra -
  • agnihotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    agnihotra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agnihotra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aparāyaṇaḥ -
  • aparāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iṣṭīḥ pārvāyaṇāntīyāḥ kevalā nirvapetsadā
  • iṣṭīḥ -
  • iṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    iṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pārvāya -
  • pārva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pārva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antī -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iyāḥ -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • kevalā* -
  • kevala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vapet -
  • vap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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