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 8.54

अपदिश्यापदेश्यं च पुनर्यस्त्वपधावति ।
सम्यक्प्रणिहितं चार्थं पृष्टः सन्नाभिनन्दति ॥ ५४ ॥

apadiśyāpadeśyaṃ ca punaryastvapadhāvati |
samyakpraṇihitaṃ cārthaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ sannābhinandati || 54 ||

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

Apad, Apadeshya, Punar, Yah, Tva, Apadha, Avat, Samyak, Pranihita, Artha, Prishta, Sanna, Abhi, Nandat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.54). 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: “apadiśyāpadeśyaṃ ca punaryastvapadhāvati
  • apadi -
  • apad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śyā -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apadeśyam -
  • apadeśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apadeśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apadeśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apadhā -
  • apadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avati -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    u -> avat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √u class 1 verb]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √u class 1 verb]
    av (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “samyakpraṇihitaṃ cārthaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ sannābhinandati
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • praṇihitam -
  • praṇihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭaḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • sannā -
  • sanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sad -> sanna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
    sad -> sanna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
    sad -> sannā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sad class 6 verb]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • nandati -
  • nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nand class 1 verb]
    nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nand class 1 verb]
    nand (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
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