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 5.36

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असंस्कृतान्पशून्मन्त्रैर्नाद्याद्विप्रः कदा चन ।
मन्त्रैस्तु संस्कृतानद्यात्शाश्वतं विधिमास्थितः ॥ ३६ ॥

asaṃskṛtānpaśūnmantrairnādyādvipraḥ kadā cana |
mantraistu saṃskṛtānadyātśāśvataṃ vidhimāsthitaḥ || 36 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.36 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 (5.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asamskrita, Pashu, Mantra, Nadya, Vipra, Kada, Cana, Samskrita, Adya, Shashvata, Vidhi, Asthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.36). 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: “asaṃskṛtānpaśūnmantrairnādyādvipraḥ kadā cana ”
asaṃskṛtān -
asaṃskṛta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
paśūn -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mantrair -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
nādyād -
nādya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

nādya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √nad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √nad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √nad]
vipraḥ -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “mantraistu saṃskṛtānadyātśāśvataṃ vidhimāsthitaḥ ”
mantrais -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saṃskṛtān -
saṃskṛta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
adyāt -
adya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√ad (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
śāśvatam -
śāśvata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śāśvata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidhim -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
āsthitaḥ -
āsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023