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 9.174

क्रीणीयाद्यस्त्वपत्यार्थं मातापित्रोर्यमन्तिकात् ।
स क्रीतकः सुतस्तस्य सदृशोऽसदृशोऽपि वा ॥ १७४ ॥

krīṇīyādyastvapatyārthaṃ mātāpitroryamantikāt |
sa krītakaḥ sutastasya sadṛśo'sadṛśo'pi vā || 174 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.174 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 (9.174). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Tva, Apati, Apatya, Artha, Matapitri, Tika, Kritaka, Sut, Suta, Tad, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Asadrisha, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “krīṇīyādyastvapatyārthaṃ mātāpitroryamantikāt
  • krīṇīyād -
  • krī (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apatyā -
  • apati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    apati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    apatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • mātāpitror -
  • mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • yaman -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • tikāt -
  • tika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “sa krītakaḥ sutastasya sadṛśo'sadṛśo'pi
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krītakaḥ -
  • krītaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sutas -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sadṛśo' -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asadṛśo' -
  • asadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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