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 9.20

यन्मे माता प्रलुलुभे विचरन्त्यपतिव्रता ।
तन्मे रेतः पिता वृङ्क्तामित्यस्यैतन्निदर्शनम् ॥ २० ॥

yanme mātā pralulubhe vicarantyapativratā |
tanme retaḥ pitā vṛṅktāmityasyaitannidarśanam || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.20 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 (9.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Asmad, Matri, Mata, Pra, Vicaranti, Apativrata, Retas, Pitri, Itya, Etad, Nidarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.20). 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: “yanme mātā pralulubhe vicarantyapativratā
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • lulubhe -
  • vicarantya -
  • vicarantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vicarantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vicarantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • apativratā -
  • apativratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tanme retaḥ pitā vṛṅktāmityasyaitannidarśanam
  • tanme -
  • retaḥ -
  • retas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vṛ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛṅktām -
  • ṛñj (verb class 7)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • ityasyai -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nidarśanam -
  • nidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nidarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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