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 7.8

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बालोऽपि नावमान्तव्यो मनुष्य इति भूमिपः ।
महती देवता ह्येषा नररूपेण तिष्ठति ॥ ८ ॥

bālo'pi nāvamāntavyo manuṣya iti bhūmipaḥ |
mahatī devatā hyeṣā nararūpeṇa tiṣṭhati || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.8 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 (7.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Api, Nava, Nau, Anta, Vya, Manushi, Manushya, Iti, Bhumipa, Mahat, Mahati, Devata, Esha, Nararupa, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.8). 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: “bālo'pi nāvamāntavyo manuṣya iti bhūmipaḥ ”
bālo' -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nāvam -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nāvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ānta -
ānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyo* -
vya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
manuṣya* -
manuṣī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhūmipaḥ -
bhūmipa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mahatī devatā hyeṣā nararūpeṇa tiṣṭhati ”
mahatī -
mahatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
devatā* -
devatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

devata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hye -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
nararūpeṇa -
nararūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nararūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023