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 5.31

यज्ञाय जग्धिर्मांसस्येत्येष दैवो विधिः स्मृतः ।
अतोऽन्यथा प्रवृत्तिस्तु राक्षसो विधिरुच्यते ॥ ३१ ॥

yajñāya jagdhirmāṃsasyetyeṣa daivo vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ |
ato'nyathā pravṛttistu rākṣaso vidhirucyate || 31 ||

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

Yajna, Jagdhi, Mamsa, Iti, Itya, Esha, Daiva, Vidhi, Smrita, Atah, Anyatha, Pravritti, Rakshasa, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yajñāya jagdhirmāṃsasyetyeṣa daivo vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ
  • yajñāya -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • jagdhir -
  • jagdhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • māṃsasye -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • daivo* -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ato'nyathā pravṛttistu rākṣaso vidhirucyate
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravṛttis -
  • pravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rākṣaso* -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhir -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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