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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 4.172
नाधर्मश्चरितो लोके सद्यः फलति गौरिव ।
शनैरावर्त्यमानस्तु कर्तुर्मूलानि कृन्तति ॥ १७२ ॥
nādharmaścarito loke sadyaḥ phalati gauriva |
śanairāvartyamānastu karturmūlāni kṛntati || 172 ||
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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 (4.172). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nri, Adharma, Carita, Loka, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Phalat, Gauriva, Shanaih, Shana, Avartin, Kartri, Kartu, Mula, Krintat, Krintati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “nādharmaścarito loke sadyaḥ phalati gauriva ”
- nā -
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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]
- adharmaś -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- carito* -
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carita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- sadyaḥ -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- phalati -
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√phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- gauriva -
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gauriva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “śanairāvartyamānastu karturmūlāni kṛntati ”
- śanair -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āvartya -
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āvartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]āvartin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- amānas -
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√mān (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kartur -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kartu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mūlāni -
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mūla (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- kṛntati -
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√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]√kṛt -> kṛntatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]√kṛt (verb class 6)[present active third single]