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 8.62

गृहिणः पुत्रिणो मौलाः क्षत्रविद् शूद्रयोनयः ।
अर्थ्युक्ताः साक्ष्यमर्हन्ति न ये के चिदनापदि ॥ ६२ ॥

gṛhiṇaḥ putriṇo maulāḥ kṣatravid śūdrayonayaḥ |
arthyuktāḥ sākṣyamarhanti na ye ke cidanāpadi || 62 ||

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

Grihin, Grihi, Putrin, Maula, Kshatra, Shudrayoni, Arthin, Arthi, Ukta, Sakshya, Sakshi, Arhat, Yah, Yat, Kah, Kim, Cit, Anapad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “gṛhiṇaḥ putriṇo maulāḥ kṣatravid śūdrayonayaḥ
  • gṛhiṇaḥ -
  • gṛhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gṛhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gṛhī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • putriṇo* -
  • putrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    putrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • maulāḥ -
  • maula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    maulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣatra -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vid -
  • śūdrayonayaḥ -
  • śūdrayoni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “arthyuktāḥ sākṣyamarhanti na ye ke cidanāpadi
  • arthyu -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    arthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uktāḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • sākṣyam -
  • sākṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sākṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sākṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhanti -
  • arhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anāpadi -
  • anāpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
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