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 8.146

सम्प्रीत्या भुज्यमानानि न नश्यन्ति कदा चन ।
धेनुरुष्ट्रो वहन्नश्वो यश्च दम्यः प्रयुज्यते ॥ १४६ ॥

samprītyā bhujyamānāni na naśyanti kadā cana |
dhenuruṣṭro vahannaśvo yaśca damyaḥ prayujyate || 146 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.146 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 (8.146). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sampriti, Bhuj, Bhuji, Amana, Nashyanti, Nashyat, Kada, Cana, Dhenu, Ushtra, Vahat, Ashva, Yah, Damya, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.146). 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: “samprītyā bhujyamānāni na naśyanti kadā cana
  • samprītyā* -
  • samprīti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhujya -
  • bhuji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuj -> bhujya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhujya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • amānāni -
  • amāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naśyanti -
  • naśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “dhenuruṣṭro vahannaśvo yaśca damyaḥ prayujyate
  • dhenur -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhenu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṣṭro* -
  • uṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vahann -
  • vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]
  • aśvo* -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • 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]
  • damyaḥ -
  • damya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dam -> damya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dam]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yujyate -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
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