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 9.121

उपसर्जनं प्रधानस्य धर्मतो नोपपद्यते ।
पिता प्रधानं प्रजने तस्माद्धर्मेण तं भजेत् ॥ १२१ ॥

upasarjanaṃ pradhānasya dharmato nopapadyate |
pitā pradhānaṃ prajane tasmāddharmeṇa taṃ bhajet || 121 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.121 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 (9.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upasarjana, Pradhana, Dharmatah, Dharmata, Nri, Yat, Yata, Yati, Pitri, Prajana, Tasmat, Tad, Dharmena, Dharma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “upasarjanaṃ pradhānasya dharmato nopapadyate
  • upasarjanam -
  • upasarjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pradhānasya -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmato* -
  • dharmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharmata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • upapad -
  • upapad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yate -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
    yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “pitā pradhānaṃ prajane tasmāddharmeṇa taṃ bhajet
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pradhānam -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradhānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prajane -
  • prajana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • dharmeṇa -
  • dharmeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhajet -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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