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 4.249

नाश्नन्ति पितरस्तस्य दशवर्षाणि पञ्च च ।
न च हव्यं वहत्यग्निर्यस्तामभ्यवमन्यते ॥ २४९ ॥

nāśnanti pitarastasya daśavarṣāṇi pañca ca |
na ca havyaṃ vahatyagniryastāmabhyavamanyate || 249 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.249 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 (4.249). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Ashnat, Pitri, Tad, Dashavarsha, Panca, Pancan, Havya, Vahat, Vahati, Agni, Yasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.249). 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: “nāśnanti pitarastasya daśavarṣāṇi pañca ca
  • -
  • 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]
  • aśnanti -
  • aśnat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pitaras -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • daśavarṣāṇi -
  • daśavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na ca havyaṃ vahatyagniryastāmabhyavamanyate
  • 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]
  • havyam -
  • havya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    havya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    havyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hu -> havya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    hu -> havya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    -> havya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> havya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • vahatya -
  • vahati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vahatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vahat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [locative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yastām -
  • yastā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √yas class 4 verb]
  • abhyava -
  • abhyava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
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