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 5.30

नात्ता दुष्यत्यदन्नाद्यान्प्राणिनोऽहन्य्ऽहन्यपि ।
धात्रैव सृष्टा ह्याद्याश्च प्राणिनोऽत्तार एव च ॥ ३० ॥

nāttā duṣyatyadannādyānprāṇino'hany'hanyapi |
dhātraiva sṛṣṭā hyādyāśca prāṇino'ttāra eva ca || 30 ||

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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 (5.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhatri, Dhatra, Srishta, Adi, Adya, Pranin, Pranina, Attri, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nāttā duṣyatyadannādyānprāṇino'hany'hanyapi
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tā* -
  • Cannot analyse duṣyatyadannādyānprāṇino'hany'hanyapi
  • Line 2: “dhātraiva sṛṣṭā hyādyāśca prāṇino'ttāra eva ca
  • dhātrai -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    dhātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sṛṣṭā* -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ādyāś -
  • ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad], [accusative plural from √ad]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāṇino' -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāṇina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • attāra* -
  • attṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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