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 8.174

यस्त्वधर्मेण कार्याणि मोहात्कुर्यान्नराधिपः ।
अचिरात्तं दुरात्मानं वशे कुर्वन्ति शत्रवः ॥ १७४ ॥

yastvadharmeṇa kāryāṇi mohātkuryānnarādhipaḥ |
acirāttaṃ durātmānaṃ vaśe kurvanti śatravaḥ || 174 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.174 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 (8.174). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Tva, Adharma, Karya, Mohat, Moha, Naradhipa, Acirat, Acira, Duratman, Vasha, Vashi, Kurvat, Shatru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yastvadharmeṇa kāryāṇi mohātkuryānnarādhipaḥ
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adharmeṇa -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāryāṇi -
  • kārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • mohāt -
  • mohāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    moha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “acirāttaṃ durātmānaṃ vaśe kurvanti śatravaḥ
  • acirāt -
  • acirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative 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]
  • durātmānam -
  • durātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vaśe -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vaśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • śatravaḥ -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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