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 9.125

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सदृशस्त्रीषु जातानां पुत्राणामविशेषतः ।
न मातृतो ज्यैष्ठ्यमस्ति जन्मतो ज्यैष्ठ्यमुच्यते ॥ १२५ ॥

sadṛśastrīṣu jātānāṃ putrāṇāmaviśeṣataḥ |
na mātṛto jyaiṣṭhyamasti janmato jyaiṣṭhyamucyate || 125 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.125 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 (9.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadrishastri, Jata, Putra, Avisheshatah, Matritah, Jyaishthya, Asti, Janmatah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.125). 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: “sadṛśastrīṣu jātānāṃ putrāṇāmaviśeṣataḥ ”
sadṛśastrīṣu -
sadṛśastrī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
jātānām -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 4 verb]
putrāṇām -
putra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

putra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

putrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
aviśeṣataḥ -
aviśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “na mātṛto jyaiṣṭhyamasti janmato jyaiṣṭhyamucyate ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mātṛto* -
mātṛtaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jyaiṣṭhyam -
jyaiṣṭhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
janmato* -
janmataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jyaiṣṭhyam -
jyaiṣṭhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023