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 8.413

शूद्रं तु कारयेद्दास्यं क्रीतमक्रीतमेव वा ।
दास्यायैव हि सृष्टोऽसौ ब्राह्मणस्य स्वयम्भुवा ॥ ४१३ ॥

śūdraṃ tu kārayeddāsyaṃ krītamakrītameva vā |
dāsyāyaiva hi sṛṣṭo'sau brāhmaṇasya svayambhuvā || 413 ||

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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 (8.413). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shudra, Dasya, Krita, Akrita, Eva, Srishta, Asi, Asu, Adah, Brahmana, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śūdraṃ tu kārayeddāsyaṃ krītamakrītameva
  • śūdram -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • dāsyam -
  • dāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √das], [accusative single from √das]
  • krītam -
  • krīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    krī -> krīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √krī class 9 verb]
    krī -> krīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √krī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √krī class 9 verb]
  • akrītam -
  • akrīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akrītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “dāsyāyaiva hi sṛṣṭo'sau brāhmaṇasya svayambhuvā
  • dāsyāyai -
  • dāsya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √das]
    das -> dāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [dative single from √das]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sṛṣṭo' -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • svayambhuvā -
  • svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    svayambhuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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