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 5.135

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एतत्शौचं गृहस्थानां द्विगुणं ब्रह्मचारिणाम् ।
त्रिगुणं स्याद्वनस्थानां यतीनां तु चतुर्गुणम् ॥ १३५ ॥

etatśaucaṃ gṛhasthānāṃ dviguṇaṃ brahmacāriṇām |
triguṇaṃ syādvanasthānāṃ yatīnāṃ tu caturguṇam || 135 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.135 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 (5.135). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Shauca, Grihastha, Dviguna, Brahmacarin, Triguna, Syat, Sya, Vanastha, Yati, Caturguna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.135). 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: “etatśaucaṃ gṛhasthānāṃ dviguṇaṃ brahmacāriṇām ”
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śaucam -
śauca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śauca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gṛhasthānām -
gṛhastha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gṛhastha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

gṛhasthā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
dviguṇam -
dviguṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dviguṇa (noun, neuter)

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

dviguṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brahmacāriṇām -
brahmacārin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

brahmacārin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “triguṇaṃ syādvanasthānāṃ yatīnāṃ tu caturguṇam ”
triguṇam -
triguṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

triguṇa (noun, neuter)

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

triguṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
vanasthānām -
vanastha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vanastha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vanasthā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
yatīnām -
yati (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yati (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
caturguṇam -
caturguṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caturguṇa (noun, neuter)

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

caturguṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023