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 9.44

पृथोरपीमां पृथिवीं भार्यां पूर्वविदो विदुः ।
स्थाणुच्छेदस्य केदारमाहुः शाल्यवतो मृगम् ॥ ४४ ॥

pṛthorapīmāṃ pṛthivīṃ bhāryāṃ pūrvavido viduḥ |
sthāṇucchedasya kedāramāhuḥ śālyavato mṛgam || 44 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.44 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 (9.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prith, Prithu, Prithivi, Bharya, Purvavid, Vidu, Vidus, Sthanuccheda, Kedara, Shali, Shalin, Shalya, Avat, Avata, Mriga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.44). 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: “pṛthorapīmāṃ pṛthivīṃ bhāryāṃ pūrvavido viduḥ
  • pṛthor -
  • pṛth (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pṛthu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • apīmā -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • pūrvavido* -
  • pūrvavid (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pūrvavid (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “sthāṇucchedasya kedāramāhuḥ śālyavato mṛgam
  • sthāṇucchedasya -
  • sthāṇuccheda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kedāram -
  • kedāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kedāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • śālya -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śāl -> śālya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śāl]
    śāl -> śālya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śāl]
    śāl -> śālya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śāl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śāl class 10 verb]
    śāl -> śālya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śāl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śāl class 10 verb]
    śal -> śālya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śal class 1 verb]
    śal -> śālya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śal class 1 verb]
  • avato* -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u -> avat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √u class 1 verb], [ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [genitive single from √u class 1 verb]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [genitive single from √u class 1 verb]
    av (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • mṛgam -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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