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 4.37

नेक्षेतोद्यन्तमादित्यं नास्तं यान्तं कदा चन ।
नोपसृष्टं न वारिस्थं न मध्यं नभसो गतम् ॥ ३७ ॥

nekṣetodyantamādityaṃ nāstaṃ yāntaṃ kadā cana |
nopasṛṣṭaṃ na vāristhaṃ na madhyaṃ nabhaso gatam || 37 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.37 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 (4.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Udyat, Aditya, Nasta, Yat, Kada, Cana, Upasrishta, Varistha, Madhyam, Madhya, Nabhas, Nabhasa, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.37). 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: “nekṣetodyantamādityaṃ nāstaṃ yāntaṃ kadā cana
  • ne -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īkṣeto -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • udyantam -
  • udyat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ādityam -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāstam -
  • nās -> nāsta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nās class 1 verb]
    nās -> nāsta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nās class 1 verb]
  • yāntam -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “nopasṛṣṭaṃ na vāristhaṃ na madhyaṃ nabhaso gatam
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • upasṛṣṭam -
  • upasṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upasṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upasṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāristham -
  • vāristha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāristha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāristhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhyam -
  • madhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nabhaso* -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabhasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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