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 4.170

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अधार्मिको नरो यो हि यस्य चाप्यनृतं धनम् ।
हिंसारतश्च यो नित्यं नैहासौ सुखमेधते ॥ १७० ॥

adhārmiko naro yo hi yasya cāpyanṛtaṃ dhanam |
hiṃsārataśca yo nityaṃ naihāsau sukhamedhate || 170 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.170 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 (4.170). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adharmika, Nara, Nri, Yah, Yasya, Yat, Capin, Capya, Capi, Anrita, Dhana, Himsarata, Nityam, Nitya, Eha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.170). 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: “adhārmiko naro yo hi yasya cāpyanṛtaṃ dhanam ”
adhārmiko* -
adhārmika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naro* -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
cāpya -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

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

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ci]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

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

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ci]
anṛtam -
anṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anṛta (noun, neuter)

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

anṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhanam -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “hiṃsārataśca yo nityaṃ naihāsau sukhamedhate ”
hiṃsārataś -
hiṃsārata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ehā -
eha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ehā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
edhate -
√edh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023