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 4.120

नाधीयीताश्वमारूढो न वृक्षं न च हस्तिनम् ।
न नावं न खरं नोष्ट्रं नैरिणस्थो न यानगः ॥ १२० ॥

nādhīyītāśvamārūḍho na vṛkṣaṃ na ca hastinam |
na nāvaṃ na kharaṃ noṣṭraṃ nairiṇastho na yānagaḥ || 120 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.120 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 (4.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Adhi, Ita, Ashva, Arudha, Vriksha, Hastin, Hastina, Nava, Nau, Kharam, Khara, Ushtra, Airina, Stha, Yanaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nādhīyītāśvamārūḍho na vṛkṣaṃ na ca hastinam
  • -
  • 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]
  • adhī -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • iyī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • itā -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aśvam -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • ārūḍho* -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛkṣam -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hastinam -
  • hastina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hastina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “na nāvaṃ na kharaṃ noṣṭraṃ nairiṇastho na yānagaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāvam -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kharam -
  • kharam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • uṣṭram -
  • uṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nai -
  • 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]
  • airiṇa -
  • airiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • stho* -
  • stha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yānagaḥ -
  • yānaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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