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 7.53

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व्यसनस्य च मृत्योश्च व्यसनं कष्टमुच्यते ।
व्यसन्यधोऽधो व्रजति स्वर्यात्यव्यसनी मृतः ॥ ५३ ॥

vyasanasya ca mṛtyośca vyasanaṃ kaṣṭamucyate |
vyasanyadho'dho vrajati svaryātyavyasanī mṛtaḥ || 53 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.53 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 (7.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyasana, Mriti, Mrityu, Kashtam, Kashta, Ucyat, Vyasanin, Vyasani, Adhah, Adhas, Vrajat, Svarya, Yavin, Yavya, Asani, Mrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.53). 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: “vyasanasya ca mṛtyośca vyasanaṃ kaṣṭamucyate ”
vyasanasya -
vyasana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mṛtyoś -
mṛti (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyasanam -
vyasana (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
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]
Line 2: “vyasanyadho'dho vrajati svaryātyavyasanī mṛtaḥ ”
vyasanya -
vyasanin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

vyasanin (noun, neuter)

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

vyasanī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vyasanī (noun, feminine)

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

vyasanī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
adho' -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
adho* -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vrajati -
√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]

√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]

√vraj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
svaryāt -
svarya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

svarya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√svar -> svarya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √svar class 10 verb]

√svar -> svarya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √svar class 10 verb]
yavya -
yavin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

yavin (noun, neuter)

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

yavya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yavya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asanī -
asanī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

asani (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asani (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mṛtaḥ -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023