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 4.69

बालातपः प्रेतधूमो वर्ज्यं भिन्नं तथाऽसनम् ।
न छिन्द्यान्नखरोमाणि दन्तैर्नोत्पाटयेन्नखान् ॥ ६९ ॥

bālātapaḥ pretadhūmo varjyaṃ bhinnaṃ tathā'sanam |
na chindyānnakharomāṇi dantairnotpāṭayennakhān || 69 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.69 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 (4.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balatapa, Pretadhuma, Varjya, Bhinna, Asana, Nakhara, Mani, Danta, Nri, Utpata, Yah, Yat, Kha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “bālātapaḥ pretadhūmo varjyaṃ bhinnaṃ tathā'sanam
  • bālātapaḥ -
  • bālātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pretadhūmo* -
  • pretadhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varjyam -
  • varjya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varjya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varjyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhinnam -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā' -
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “na chindyānnakharomāṇi dantairnotpāṭayennakhān
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • chindyān -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • nakharo -
  • nakhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māṇi -
  • māṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    māṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    māṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dantair -
  • danta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • utpāṭa -
  • utpāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khān -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
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