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 10.19

क्षत्तुर्जातस्तथोग्रायां श्वपाक इति कीर्त्यते ।
वैदेहकेन त्वम्बष्ठ्यामुत्पन्नो वेण उच्यते ॥ १९ ॥

kṣatturjātastathogrāyāṃ śvapāka iti kīrtyate |
vaidehakena tvambaṣṭhyāmutpanno veṇa ucyate || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.19 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 (10.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshattri, Jatri, Jata, Tatha, Ugra, Shvapaka, Iti, Vaidehaka, Tva, Ambashthi, Utpanna, Vena, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kṣatturjātastathogrāyāṃ śvapāka iti kīrtyate
  • kṣattur -
  • kṣattṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jātas -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • tatho -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ugrāyām -
  • ugrā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śvapāka* -
  • śvapāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kīrtyate -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “vaidehakena tvambaṣṭhyāmutpanno veṇa ucyate
  • vaidehakena -
  • vaidehaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vaidehaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambaṣṭhyām -
  • ambaṣṭhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • utpanno* -
  • utpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veṇa* -
  • veṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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