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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 5.56
न मांसभक्षणे दोषो न मद्ये न च मैथुने ।
प्रवृत्तिरेषा भूतानां निवृत्तिस्तु महाफला ॥ ५६ ॥
na māṃsabhakṣaṇe doṣo na madye na ca maithune |
pravṛttireṣā bhūtānāṃ nivṛttistu mahāphalā || 56 ||
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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 (5.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mamsabhakshana, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Madya, Maithuna, Pravritti, Esha, Bhuta, Nivritti, Mahaphala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “na māṃsabhakṣaṇe doṣo na madye na ca maithune ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- māṃsabhakṣaṇe -
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māṃsabhakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- doṣo* -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madye -
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madya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mad -> madya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mad]√mad -> madya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mad], [vocative dual from √mad], [accusative dual from √mad], [locative single from √mad]√mad -> madyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √mad], [vocative single from √mad], [vocative dual from √mad], [accusative dual from √mad]√mad (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√mad (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√mad (verb class 4)[present passive first single]√mad (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maithune -
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maithuna (noun, masculine)[locative single]maithuna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “pravṛttireṣā bhūtānāṃ nivṛttistu mahāphalā ”
- pravṛttir -
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pravṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhūtānām -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- nivṛttis -
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nivṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahāphalā -
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mahāphalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]