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 6.97

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एष वोऽभिहितो धर्मो ब्राह्मणस्य चतुर्विधः ।
पुण्योऽक्षयफलः प्रेत्य राज्ञां धर्मं निबोधत ॥ ९७ ॥

eṣa vo'bhihito dharmo brāhmaṇasya caturvidhaḥ |
puṇyo'kṣayaphalaḥ pretya rājñāṃ dharmaṃ nibodhata || 97 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.97 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 (6.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Yushmad, Abhihita, Dharma, Brahmana, Caturvidha, Punya, Akshaya, Phala, Pretya, Rajan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.97). 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: “eṣa vo'bhihito dharmo brāhmaṇasya caturvidhaḥ ”
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vo' -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
abhihito* -
abhihita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brāhmaṇasya -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
caturvidhaḥ -
caturvidha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “puṇyo'kṣayaphalaḥ pretya rājñāṃ dharmaṃ nibodhata ”
puṇyo' -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
akṣaya -
akṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalaḥ -
phala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pretya -
pretya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rājñām -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bodhata -
√budh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023