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 10.15

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ब्राह्मणादुग्रकन्यायामावृतो नाम जायते ।
आभीरोऽम्बष्ठकन्यायामायोगव्यां तु धिग्वणः ॥ १५ ॥

brāhmaṇādugrakanyāyāmāvṛto nāma jāyate |
ābhīro'mbaṣṭhakanyāyāmāyogavyāṃ tu dhigvaṇaḥ || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.15 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 (10.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Ugraka, Nyaya, Ama, Rita, Naman, Jayat, Abhira, Abhiras, Ambashthaka, Amaya, Amayu, Gavi, Gavya, Dhigvana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.15). 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: “brāhmaṇādugrakanyāyāmāvṛto nāma jāyate ”
brāhmaṇād -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ugraka -
ugraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nyāyā -
nyāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
amāvṛ -
ama (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ṛto* -
ṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “ābhīro'mbaṣṭhakanyāyāmāyogavyāṃ tu dhigvaṇaḥ ”
ābhīro' -
ābhīras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ābhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ambaṣṭhaka -
ambaṣṭhaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ambaṣṭhaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nyāyā -
nyāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
amāyo -
amāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

amāyu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

amāyu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[imperfect active second single]
gavyām -
gavī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

gavyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√gu -> gavyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √gu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √gu class 6 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dhigvaṇaḥ -
dhigvaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023