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 9.58

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ज्येष्ठो यवीयसो भार्यां यवीयान्वाऽग्रजस्त्रियम् ।
पतितौ भवतो गत्वा नियुक्तावप्यनापदि ॥ ५८ ॥

jyeṣṭho yavīyaso bhāryāṃ yavīyānvā'grajastriyam |
patitau bhavato gatvā niyuktāvapyanāpadi || 58 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.58 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 (9.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyeshtha, Yaviyas, Yaviyasa, Bharya, Agraja, Tri, Iyam, Idam, Patita, Bhavat, Bhavant, Niyukta, Niyukti, Api, Apya, Anapad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.58). 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: “jyeṣṭho yavīyaso bhāryāṃ yavīyānvā'grajastriyam ”
jyeṣṭho* -
jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yavīyaso* -
yavīyas (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yavīyas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yavīyasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāryām -
bhāryā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √bhṛ]
yavīyān -
yavīyas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā' -
agrajas -
agraja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tri -
tṛ (noun, neuter)

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

tri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “patitau bhavato gatvā niyuktāvapyanāpadi ”
patitau -
patita (noun, masculine)

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

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
bhavato* -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
gatvā -
√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]
niyuktāva -
niyukta (noun, masculine)

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

niyukti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
anāpadi -
anāpad (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023