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 8.37

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विद्वांस्तु ब्राह्मणो दृष्ट्वा पूर्वोपनिहितं निधिम् ।
अशेषतोऽप्याददीत सर्वस्याधिपतिर्हि सः ॥ ३७ ॥

vidvāṃstu brāhmaṇo dṛṣṭvā pūrvopanihitaṃ nidhim |
aśeṣato'pyādadīta sarvasyādhipatirhi saḥ || 37 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.37 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 (8.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidvas, Brahmana, Purvopanihita, Nidhi, Asheshatah, Apya, Ita, Sarva, Adhipati, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.37). 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: “vidvāṃstu brāhmaṇo dṛṣṭvā pūrvopanihitaṃ nidhim ”
vidvāṃs -
vidvas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
brāhmaṇo* -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
pūrvopanihitam -
pūrvopanihita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrvopanihita (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvopanihitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nidhim -
nidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “aśeṣato'pyādadīta sarvasyādhipatirhi saḥ ”
aśeṣato' -
aśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apyād -
apya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
adī -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
sarvasyā -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
adhipatir -
adhipati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023