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 9.308

वरुणेन यथा पाशैर्बद्ध एवाभिदृश्यते ।
तथा पापान्निगृह्णीयाद्व्रतमेतद् हि वारुणम् ॥ ३०८ ॥

varuṇena yathā pāśairbaddha evābhidṛśyate |
tathā pāpānnigṛhṇīyādvratametad hi vāruṇam || 308 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.308 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 (9.308). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varuna, Yatha, Pasha, Baddha, Eva, Abhi, Drishyata, Tatha, Papa, Vrata, Etad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “varuṇena yathā pāśairbaddha evābhidṛśyate
  • varuṇena -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāśair -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • baddha* -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “tathā pāpānnigṛhṇīyādvratametad hi vāruṇam
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpān -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gṛhṇīyād -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāruṇam -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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