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 9.171

मातापितृभ्यामुत्सृष्टं तयोरन्यतरेण वा ।
यं पुत्रं परिगृह्णीयादपविद्धः स उच्यते ॥ १७१ ॥

mātāpitṛbhyāmutsṛṣṭaṃ tayoranyatareṇa vā |
yaṃ putraṃ parigṛhṇīyādapaviddhaḥ sa ucyate || 171 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.171 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 (9.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matapitri, Utsrishta, Tad, Yah, Putra, Pari, Apaviddha, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “mātāpitṛbhyāmutsṛṣṭaṃ tayoranyatareṇa
  • mātāpitṛbhyām -
  • mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • utsṛṣṭam -
  • utsṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utsṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utsṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ranyata -
  • ran (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • reṇa -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “yaṃ putraṃ parigṛhṇīyādapaviddhaḥ sa ucyate
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gṛhṇīyād -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • apaviddhaḥ -
  • apaviddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
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