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 4.241

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मृतं शरीरमुत्सृज्य काष्ठलोष्टसमं क्षितौ ।
विमुखा बान्धवा यान्ति धर्मस्तमनुगच्छति ॥ २४१ ॥

mṛtaṃ śarīramutsṛjya kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamaṃ kṣitau |
vimukhā bāndhavā yānti dharmastamanugacchati || 241 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.241 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 (4.241). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrita, Sharira, Utsrijya, Kashtha, Loshta, Samam, Sama, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Vimukha, Bandhava, Yantin, Yanti, Dharma, Tama, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.241). 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: “mṛtaṃ śarīramutsṛjya kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamaṃ kṣitau ”
mṛtam -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

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

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
utsṛjya -
utsṛjya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

utsṛjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utsṛjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāṣṭha -
kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
loṣṭa -
loṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

loṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

loṣṭan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√loṣṭ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

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

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṣitau -
kṣit (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kṣiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

kṣiti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
Line 2: “vimukhā bāndhavā yānti dharmastamanugacchati ”
vimukhā* -
vimukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vimukhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bāndhavā* -
bāndhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

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

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dharmas -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tama -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023