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 8.169

त्रयः परार्थे क्लिश्यन्ति साक्षिणः प्रतिभूः कुलम् ।
चत्वारस्तूपचीयन्ते विप्र आढ्यो वणिङ्नृपः ॥ १६९ ॥

trayaḥ parārthe kliśyanti sākṣiṇaḥ pratibhūḥ kulam |
catvārastūpacīyante vipra āḍhyo vaṇiṅnṛpaḥ || 169 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.169 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 (8.169). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Traya, Tri, Parartha, Klishyat, Klishyanti, Sakshin, Sakshi, Pratibhu, Kula, Catu, Ara, Upa, Vipra, Adhya, Vanij, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.169). 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: “trayaḥ parārthe kliśyanti sākṣiṇaḥ pratibhūḥ kulam
  • trayaḥ -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • parārthe -
  • parārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kliśyanti -
  • kliś -> kliśyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kliś class 4 verb]
    kliś -> kliśyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kliś class 4 verb]
    kliś (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • sākṣiṇaḥ -
  • sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pratibhūḥ -
  • pratibhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “catvārastūpacīyante vipra āḍhyo vaṇiṅnṛpaḥ
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āras -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cīyante -
  • ci (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    ci (verb class 3)
    [present passive third plural]
    ci (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
  • vipra* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āḍhyo* -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaṇiṅ -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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