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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 8.120
लोभात्सहस्रं दण्ड्यस्तु मोहात्पूर्वं तु साहसम् ।
भयाद्द्वौ मध्यमौ दण्डौ मैत्रात्पूर्वं चतुर्गुणम् ॥ १२० ॥
lobhātsahasraṃ daṇḍyastu mohātpūrvaṃ tu sāhasam |
bhayāddvau madhyamau daṇḍau maitrātpūrvaṃ caturguṇam || 120 ||
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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 (8.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Lobha, Sahasram, Sahasra, Dandya, Dandi, Mohat, Moha, Purvam, Purva, Sahasa, Bhayat, Bhaya, Dva, Madhyama, Danda, Maitra, Caturguna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “lobhātsahasraṃ daṇḍyastu mohātpūrvaṃ tu sāhasam ”
- lobhāt -
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lobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- daṇḍyas -
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daṇḍya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]daṇḍī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]daṇḍī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mohāt -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sāhasam -
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sāhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “bhayāddvau madhyamau daṇḍau maitrātpūrvaṃ caturguṇam ”
- bhayād -
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bhayāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madhyamau -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- daṇḍau -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]daṇḍi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- maitrāt -
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maitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]maitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- caturguṇam -
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caturguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturguṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]