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 5.17

न भक्षयेदेकचरानज्ञातांश्च मृगद्विजान् ।
भक्ष्येष्वपि समुद्दिष्टान् सर्वान्पञ्चनखांस्तथा ॥ १७ ॥

na bhakṣayedekacarānajñātāṃśca mṛgadvijān |
bhakṣyeṣvapi samuddiṣṭān sarvānpañcanakhāṃstathā || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.17 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 (5.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekacara, Ajnata, Mrigadvija, Bhakshya, Api, Samuddishta, Sarva, Pancanakha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “na bhakṣayedekacarānajñātāṃśca mṛgadvijān
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣayed -
  • bhakṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ekacarān -
  • ekacara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ajñātāṃś -
  • ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛgadvijān -
  • mṛgadvija (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhakṣyeṣvapi samuddiṣṭān sarvānpañcanakhāṃstathā
  • bhakṣyeṣva -
  • bhakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √bhakṣ]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • samuddiṣṭān -
  • samuddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pañcanakhāṃs -
  • pañcanakha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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