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 8.312

क्षन्तव्यं प्रभुणा नित्यं क्षिपतां कार्यिणां नृणाम् ।
बालवृद्धातुराणां च कुर्वता हितमात्मनः ॥ ३१२ ॥

kṣantavyaṃ prabhuṇā nityaṃ kṣipatāṃ kāryiṇāṃ nṛṇām |
bālavṛddhāturāṇāṃ ca kurvatā hitamātmanaḥ || 312 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.312 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 (8.312). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshantavya, Prabhu, Nityam, Nitya, Kshipat, Karyin, Nri, Bala, Vriddha, Urana, Ura, Kurvata, Hita, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kṣantavyaṃ prabhuṇā nityaṃ kṣipatāṃ kāryiṇāṃ nṛṇām
  • kṣantavyam -
  • kṣantavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣantavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣantavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
    kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
  • prabhuṇā -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prabhu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    prabhū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣipatām -
  • kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • kāryiṇām -
  • kāryin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kāryin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “bālavṛddhāturāṇāṃ ca kurvatā hitamātmanaḥ
  • bāla -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhāt -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • urāṇām -
  • urāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    urā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurvatā* -
  • kurvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hitam -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
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