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 8.22

यद् राष्ट्रं शूद्रभूयिष्ठं नास्तिकाक्रान्तमद्विजम् ।
विनश्यत्याशु तत्कृत्स्नं दुर्भिक्षव्याधिपीडितम् ॥ २२ ॥

yad rāṣṭraṃ śūdrabhūyiṣṭhaṃ nāstikākrāntamadvijam |
vinaśyatyāśu tatkṛtsnaṃ durbhikṣavyādhipīḍitam || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.22 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 (8.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Rashtra, Shudrabhuyishtha, Nastika, Akranta, Advija, Vina, Shyat, Ashu, Tat, Tad, Kritsna, Durbhiksha, Vyadhipidita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yad rāṣṭraṃ śūdrabhūyiṣṭhaṃ nāstikākrāntamadvijam
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śūdrabhūyiṣṭham -
  • śūdrabhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūdrabhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūdrabhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāstikā -
  • nāstika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāstika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāstikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akrāntam -
  • akrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • advijam -
  • advija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    advija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    advijā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vinaśyatyāśu tatkṛtsnaṃ durbhikṣavyādhipīḍitam
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyatyā -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • durbhikṣa -
  • durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyādhipīḍitam -
  • vyādhipīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyādhipīḍita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyādhipīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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