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 5.158

मृते भर्तरि साध्वी स्त्री ब्रह्मचर्ये व्यवस्थिता ।
स्वर्गं गच्छत्यपुत्राऽपि यथा ते ब्रह्मचारिणः ॥ १५८ ॥

mṛte bhartari sādhvī strī brahmacarye vyavasthitā |
svargaṃ gacchatyaputrā'pi yathā te brahmacāriṇaḥ || 158 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.158 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 (5.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrita, Mriti, Bhartri, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Stri, Brahmacarya, Vyavasthita, Svarga, Gacchat, Api, Yatha, Tad, Yushmad, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “mṛte bhartari sādhvī strī brahmacarye vyavasthitā
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • bhartari -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sādhvī -
  • sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sādhvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • brahmacarye -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vyavasthitā -
  • vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svargaṃ gacchatyaputrā'pi yathā te brahmacāriṇaḥ
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gacchatya -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • aputrā' -
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • brahmacāriṇaḥ -
  • brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmacārī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
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