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 9.9

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यादृशं भजते हि स्त्री सुतं सूते तथाविधम् ।
तस्मात्प्रजाविशुद्ध्यर्थं स्त्रियं रक्षेत्प्रयत्नतः ॥ ९ ॥

yādṛśaṃ bhajate hi strī sutaṃ sūte tathāvidham |
tasmātprajāviśuddhyarthaṃ striyaṃ rakṣetprayatnataḥ || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.9 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 (9.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadrish, Yadrisha, Stri, Sut, Suta, Suti, Tathavidha, Tasmat, Tad, Praja, Vishuddhyartha, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.9). 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: “yādṛśaṃ bhajate hi strī sutaṃ sūte tathāvidham ”
yādṛśam -
yādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yādṛśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

yādṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

yādṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhajate -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
strī -
strī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
sutam -
suta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

suta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sut (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
sūte -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sūta (noun, neuter)

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

sūtā (noun, feminine)

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

sūti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sūti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
tathāvidham -
tathāvidha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tathāvidha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tathāvidhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tasmātprajāviśuddhyarthaṃ striyaṃ rakṣetprayatnataḥ ”
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
prajā -
prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viśuddhyartham -
viśuddhyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśuddhyartha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
striyam -
strī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rakṣet -
√rakṣ (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
prayatnataḥ -
prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prayatnatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023