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 6.12

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देवताभ्यस्तु तद् हुत्वा वन्यं मेध्यतरं हविः ।
शेषमात्मनि युञ्जीत लवणं च स्वयं कृतम् ॥ १२ ॥

devatābhyastu tad hutvā vanyaṃ medhyataraṃ haviḥ |
śeṣamātmani yuñjīta lavaṇaṃ ca svayaṃ kṛtam || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.12 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 (6.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devata, Tad, Vanya, Medhyatara, Havis, Shesha, Atman, Lavana, Svayam, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.12). 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: “devatābhyastu tad hutvā vanyaṃ medhyataraṃ haviḥ ”
devatābhyas -
devatā (noun, feminine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
hutvā -
√hu -> hutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √hu]
vanyam -
vanya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vanya (noun, neuter)

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

vanyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
medhyataram -
medhyatara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

medhyatara (noun, neuter)

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

medhyatarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
haviḥ -
havis (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śeṣamātmani yuñjīta lavaṇaṃ ca svayaṃ kṛtam ”
śeṣam -
śeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

śeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
yuñjīta -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[optative middle third single]
lavaṇam -
lavaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lavaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

lavaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023