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 9.227

द्यूतमेतत्पुरा कल्पे दृष्टं वैरकरं महत् ।
तस्माद्द्यूतं न सेवेत हास्यार्थमपि बुद्धिमान् ॥ २२७ ॥

dyūtametatpurā kalpe dṛṣṭaṃ vairakaraṃ mahat |
tasmāddyūtaṃ na seveta hāsyārthamapi buddhimān || 227 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.227 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 (9.227). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dyuta, Etad, Pura, Pur, Kalpa, Drishta, Vairakara, Mahat, Tasmat, Tad, Hasin, Hasya, Artha, Api, Buddhimat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.227). 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: “dyūtametatpurā kalpe dṛṣṭaṃ vairakaraṃ mahat
  • dyūtam -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalpe -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kḷp (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • vairakaram -
  • vairakara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vairakara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vairakarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmāddyūtaṃ na seveta hāsyārthamapi buddhimān
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • dyūtam -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • seveta -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • hāsyā -
  • hāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    hāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    has -> hāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √has]
    hāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • buddhimān -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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