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 4.157

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दुराचारो हि पुरुषो लोके भवति निन्दितः ।
दुःखभागी च सततं व्याधितोऽल्पायुरेव च ॥ १५७ ॥

durācāro hi puruṣo loke bhavati ninditaḥ |
duḥkhabhāgī ca satataṃ vyādhito'lpāyureva ca || 157 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.157 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 (4.157). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duracara, Purusha, Loka, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Ninditri, Nindita, Duhkhabhagin, Satatam, Satata, Vyadhita, Alpayus, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.157). 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: “durācāro hi puruṣo loke bhavati ninditaḥ ”
durācāro* -
durācāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
puruṣo* -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ninditaḥ -
ninditṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

nindita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nind class 1 verb]
Line 2: “duḥkhabhāgī ca satataṃ vyādhito'lpāyureva ca ”
duḥkhabhāgī -
duḥkhabhāgin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vyādhito' -
vyādhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vyadh]
alpāyur -
alpāyus (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

alpāyus (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023