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 5.55

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मां स भक्षयिताऽमुत्र यस्य मांसमिहाद्म्यहम् ।
एतत्मांसस्य मांसत्वं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥ ५५ ॥

māṃ sa bhakṣayitā'mutra yasya māṃsamihādmyaham |
etatmāṃsasya māṃsatvaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || 55 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.55 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 (5.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Amutra, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Mamsa, Iha, Aha, Etad, Mamsatva, Pravat, Anti, Manishin, Manishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.55). 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: “māṃ sa bhakṣayitā'mutra yasya māṃsamihādmyaham ”
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhakṣayitā' -
amutra -
amutra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
māṃsam -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
admya -
√ad (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “etatmāṃsasya māṃsatvaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ ”
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
māṃsasya -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
māṃsatvam -
māṃsatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pravad -
pravat (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

pravat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pravat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
manīṣiṇaḥ -
manīṣin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

manīṣin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manīṣī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023