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 8.158

यो यस्य प्रतिभूस्तिष्ठेद्दर्शनायैह मानवः ।
अदर्शयन् स तं तस्य प्रयच्छेत्स्वधनादृणम् ॥ १५८ ॥

yo yasya pratibhūstiṣṭheddarśanāyaiha mānavaḥ |
adarśayan sa taṃ tasya prayacchetsvadhanādṛṇam || 158 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.158 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 (8.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yasya, Yat, Pratibhu, Darshana, Eha, Manava, Tad, Prayat, Dhana, Rina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.158). 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: “yo yasya pratibhūstiṣṭheddarśanāyaiha mānavaḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratibhūs -
  • pratibhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiṣṭhed -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • darśanāyai -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • eha -
  • eha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “adarśayan sa taṃ tasya prayacchetsvadhanādṛṇam
  • adarśayan -
  • dṛś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prayac -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • chetsva -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [injunctive active first dual]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [injunctive active first dual]
  • dhanād -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛṇam -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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