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 9.254

अशासंस्तस्करान्यस्तु बलिं गृह्णाति पार्थिवः ।
तस्य प्रक्षुभ्यते राष्ट्रं स्वर्गाच्च परिहीयते ॥ २५४ ॥

aśāsaṃstaskarānyastu baliṃ gṛhṇāti pārthivaḥ |
tasya prakṣubhyate rāṣṭraṃ svargācca parihīyate || 254 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.254 is contained in the book Manusmrti (Sanskrit and English) by Ganganath Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Ganganath Jha (1999)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.254). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashasat, Taskara, Yah, Bali, Parthiva, Tad, Pra, Kshubhyat, Rashtra, Svarga, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.254). 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: “aśāsaṃstaskarānyastu baliṃ gṛhṇāti pārthivaḥ
  • aśāsaṃs -
  • aśāsat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • taskarān -
  • taskara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛhṇāti -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • pārthivaḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasya prakṣubhyate rāṣṭraṃ svargācca parihīyate
  • 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]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣubhyate -
  • kṣubh -> kṣubhyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb]
    kṣubh -> kṣubhyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb]
    kṣubh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣubh (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣubh (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣubh (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svargāc -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • hīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: