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 8.12

धर्मो विद्धस्त्वधर्मेण सभां यत्रोपतिष्ठते ।
शल्यं चास्य न कृन्तन्ति विद्धास्तत्र सभासदः ॥ १२ ॥

dharmo viddhastvadharmeṇa sabhāṃ yatropatiṣṭhate |
śalyaṃ cāsya na kṛntanti viddhāstatra sabhāsadaḥ || 12 ||

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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 (8.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Viddha, Tva, Adharma, Sabha, Yatra, Upatishtha, Tad, Yushmad, Shalya, Idam, Krintat, Krintanti, Tatra, Sabhasad, Sabhasada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “dharmo viddhastvadharmeṇa sabhāṃ yatropatiṣṭhate
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viddhas -
  • viddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adharmeṇa -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sabhām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yatro -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upatiṣṭha -
  • upatiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upatiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śalyaṃ cāsya na kṛntanti viddhāstatra sabhāsadaḥ
  • śalyam -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛntanti -
  • kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
    kṛt (verb class 7)
    [present active third plural]
  • viddhās -
  • viddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sabhāsadaḥ -
  • sabhāsad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sabhāsada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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