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 9.14

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नैता रूपं परीक्षन्ते नासां वयसि संस्थितिः ।
सुरूपं वा विरूपं वा पुमानित्येव भुञ्जते ॥ १४ ॥

naitā rūpaṃ parīkṣante nāsāṃ vayasi saṃsthitiḥ |
surūpaṃ vā virūpaṃ vā pumānityeva bhuñjate || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.14 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 (9.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Eta, Esha, Rupa, Pariksha, Tad, Yushmad, Nasa, Vayas, Samsthiti, Surupa, Var, Virupa, Pums, Iti, Itya, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.14). 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: “naitā rūpaṃ parīkṣante nāsāṃ vayasi saṃsthitiḥ ”
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
etā* -
eta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

etā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
parīkṣan -
parīkṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parīkṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
nāsām -
nāsā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vayasi -
vayas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√vay (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
saṃsthitiḥ -
saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “surūpaṃ vā virūpaṃ vā pumānityeva bhuñjate ”
surūpam -
surūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

surūpa (noun, neuter)

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

surūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
virūpam -
virūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

virūpa (noun, neuter)

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

virūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pumān -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

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

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhuñjate -
√bhuj (verb class 7)

[present middle third plural]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023