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 9.21

ध्यायत्यनिष्टं यत्किं चित्पाणिग्राहस्य चेतसा ।
तस्यैष व्यभिचारस्य निह्नवः सम्यगुच्यते ॥ २१ ॥

dhyāyatyaniṣṭaṃ yatkiṃ citpāṇigrāhasya cetasā |
tasyaiṣa vyabhicārasya nihnavaḥ samyagucyate || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.21 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 (9.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhyayat, Dhyayati, Anishta, Yat, Yad, Kim, Cit, Panigraha, Cetas, Tad, Tas, Aisha, Vyabhicara, Nihnava, Samyak, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “dhyāyatyaniṣṭaṃ yatkiṃ citpāṇigrāhasya cetasā
  • dhyāyatya -
  • dhyāyati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhyāyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyāyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • aniṣṭam -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    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]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāṇigrāhasya -
  • pāṇigrāha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • cetasā -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tasyaiṣa vyabhicārasya nihnavaḥ samyagucyate
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyabhicārasya -
  • vyabhicāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • nihnavaḥ -
  • nihnava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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