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 8.53

अदेश्यं यश्च दिशति निर्दिश्यापह्नुते च यः ।
यश्चाधरोत्तरानर्थान्विगीतान्नावबुध्यते ॥ ५३ ॥

adeśyaṃ yaśca diśati nirdiśyāpahnute ca yaḥ |
yaścādharottarānarthānvigītānnāvabudhyate || 53 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.53 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 (8.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adeshya, Yah, Nih, Dishya, Apahnuta, Apahnuti, Adharottara, Artha, Vigita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “adeśyaṃ yaśca diśati nirdiśyāpahnute ca yaḥ
  • adeśyam -
  • adeśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adeśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adeśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • diśati -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśyā -
  • diśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apahnute -
  • apahnuta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apahnuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apahnutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    apahnuti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yaścādharottarānarthānvigītānnāvabudhyate
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharottarān -
  • adharottara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • arthān -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vigītānn -
  • vigīta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āva -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    āva (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • budhyate -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
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