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 4.12

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सन्तोषं परमास्थाय सुखार्थी संयतो भवेत् ।
सन्तोषमूलं हि सुखं दुःखमूलं विपर्ययः ॥ १२ ॥

santoṣaṃ paramāsthāya sukhārthī saṃyato bhavet |
santoṣamūlaṃ hi sukhaṃ duḥkhamūlaṃ viparyayaḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.12 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 (4.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Santosha, Parama, Tha, Sukharthin, Samyat, Samyata, Mula, Sukham, Sukha, Duhkha, Viparyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.12). 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: “santoṣaṃ paramāsthāya sukhārthī saṃyato bhavet ”
santoṣam -
santoṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

santoṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

santoṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
paramās -
parama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
thāya -
tha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
sukhārthī -
sukhārthin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṃyato* -
saṃyat (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

saṃyat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

saṃyat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

saṃyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “santoṣamūlaṃ hi sukhaṃ duḥkhamūlaṃ viparyayaḥ ”
santoṣa -
santoṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santoṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viparyayaḥ -
viparyaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023