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 8.304

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सर्वतो धर्मषड्भागो राज्ञो भवति रक्षतः ।
अधर्मादपि षड्भागो भवत्यस्य ह्यरक्षतः ॥ ३०४ ॥

sarvato dharmaṣaḍbhāgo rājño bhavati rakṣataḥ |
adharmādapi ṣaḍbhāgo bhavatyasya hyarakṣataḥ || 304 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.304 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 (8.304). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvatah, Sarvata, Dharma, Dharman, Shadbhaga, Rajan, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Rakshat, Adharma, Api, Idam, Arakshat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.304). 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: “sarvato dharmaṣaḍbhāgo rājño bhavati rakṣataḥ ”
sarvato* -
sarvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharma -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ṣaḍbhāgo* -
ṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rājño* -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
rakṣataḥ -
√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
Line 2: “adharmādapi ṣaḍbhāgo bhavatyasya hyarakṣataḥ ”
adharmād -
adharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ṣaḍbhāgo* -
ṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavatya -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
arakṣataḥ -
arakṣat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

arakṣat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023