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 5.98

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विप्रः शुध्यत्यपः स्पृष्ट्वा क्षत्रियो वाहनायुधम् ।
वैश्यः प्रतोदं रश्मीन्वा यष्टिं शूद्रः कृतक्रियः ॥ ९८ ॥

vipraḥ śudhyatyapaḥ spṛṣṭvā kṣatriyo vāhanāyudham |
vaiśyaḥ pratodaṃ raśmīnvā yaṣṭiṃ śūdraḥ kṛtakriyaḥ || 98 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.98 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 (5.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vipra, Shudhyat, Apas, Kshatriya, Vahana, Ayudha, Vaishya, Pratoda, Rashmi, Var, Yashti, Shudra, Kritakriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.98). 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: “vipraḥ śudhyatyapaḥ spṛṣṭvā kṣatriyo vāhanāyudham ”
vipraḥ -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śudhyatya -
√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
apaḥ -
apas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ap (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

ap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
spṛṣṭvā -
√spṛś -> spṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √spṛś]
kṣatriyo* -
kṣatriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāhanā -
vāhana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ayudham -
ayudha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “vaiśyaḥ pratodaṃ raśmīnvā yaṣṭiṃ śūdraḥ kṛtakriyaḥ ”
vaiśyaḥ -
vaiśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratodam -
pratoda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
raśmīn -
raśmi (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yaṣṭim -
yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śūdraḥ -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛtakriyaḥ -
kṛtakriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023