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 9.123

एकं वृषभमुद्धारं संहरेत स पूर्वजः ।
ततोऽपरे ज्येष्ठवृषास्तदूनानां स्वमातृतः ॥ १२३ ॥

ekaṃ vṛṣabhamuddhāraṃ saṃhareta sa pūrvajaḥ |
tato'pare jyeṣṭhavṛṣāstadūnānāṃ svamātṛtaḥ || 123 ||

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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 (9.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Vrishabha, Uddhara, Uddhri, Samhara, Ita, Purvaja, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Apara, Jyeshtha, Vrisha, Tat, Una, Sva, Rita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ekaṃ vṛṣabhamuddhāraṃ saṃhareta sa pūrvajaḥ
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛṣabham -
  • vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uddhāram -
  • uddhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddhārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uddhṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    uddhṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṃhare -
  • saṃhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvajaḥ -
  • pūrvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tato'pare jyeṣṭhavṛṣāstadūnānāṃ svamātṛtaḥ
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jyeṣṭha -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣās -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūnānām -
  • ūna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ūna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ūnā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛtaḥ -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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