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 5.21

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संवत्सरस्यैकमपि चरेत्कृच्छ्रं द्विजोत्तमः ।
अज्ञातभुक्तशुद्ध्यर्थं ज्ञातस्य तु विशेषतः ॥ २१ ॥

saṃvatsarasyaikamapi caretkṛcchraṃ dvijottamaḥ |
ajñātabhuktaśuddhyarthaṃ jñātasya tu viśeṣataḥ || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.21 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 (5.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvatsara, Aika, Api, Kricchram, Kricchra, Dvijottama, Ajnatabhukta, Shuddhyartha, Jnata, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.21). 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: “saṃvatsarasyaikamapi caretkṛcchraṃ dvijottamaḥ ”
saṃvatsarasyai -
saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
aikam -
aika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

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

aikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
caret -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
kṛcchram -
kṛcchram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛcchra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛcchra (noun, neuter)

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

kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dvijottamaḥ -
dvijottama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ajñātabhuktaśuddhyarthaṃ jñātasya tu viśeṣataḥ ”
ajñātabhukta -
ajñātabhukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñātabhukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śuddhyartham -
śuddhyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śuddhyartha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jñātasya -
jñāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jñāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √jñā class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √jñā class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jñā class 9 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
viśeṣataḥ -
viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)

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

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023