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 6.78

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नदीकूलं यथा वृक्षो वृक्षं वा शकुनिर्यथा ।
तथा त्यजन्निमं देहं कृच्छ्राद्ग्राहाद्विमुच्यते ॥ ७८ ॥

nadīkūlaṃ yathā vṛkṣo vṛkṣaṃ vā śakuniryathā |
tathā tyajannimaṃ dehaṃ kṛcchrādgrāhādvimucyate || 78 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.78 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 (6.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nadikula, Yatha, Vriksha, Shakuni, Tatha, Tyajat, Idam, Deha, Kricchrat, Kricchra, Graha, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.78). 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: “nadīkūlaṃ yathā vṛkṣo vṛkṣaṃ vā śakuniryathā ”
nadīkūlam -
nadīkūla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vṛkṣo* -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vṛkṣam -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śakunir -
śakuni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “tathā tyajannimaṃ dehaṃ kṛcchrādgrāhādvimucyate ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tyajann -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kṛcchrād -
kṛcchrāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛcchra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṛcchra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
grāhād -
grāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

grāha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vim -
vi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023