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 7.83

न तं स्तेना न चामित्रा हरन्ति न च नश्यति ।
तस्माद् राज्ञा निधातव्यो ब्राह्मणेष्वक्षयो निधिः ॥ ८३ ॥

na taṃ stenā na cāmitrā haranti na ca naśyati |
tasmād rājñā nidhātavyo brāhmaṇeṣvakṣayo nidhiḥ || 83 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.83 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 (7.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stena, Amitra, Harat, Haranti, Nashyat, Tasmat, Tad, Rajan, Nidhatavya, Brahmana, Akshaya, Nidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “na taṃ stenā na cāmitrā haranti na ca naśyati
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • stenā* -
  • stena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    stenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • amitrā* -
  • amitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    amitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • haranti -
  • harantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    harantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    harantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naśyati -
  • naśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tasmād rājñā nidhātavyo brāhmaṇeṣvakṣayo nidhiḥ
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nidhātavyo* -
  • nidhātavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇeṣva -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • akṣayo* -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nidhiḥ -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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