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 10.20

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द्विजातयः सवर्णासु जनयन्त्यव्रतांस्तु यान् ।
तान् सावित्रीपरिभ्रष्टान्व्रात्यानिति विनिर्दिशेत् ॥ २० ॥

dvijātayaḥ savarṇāsu janayantyavratāṃstu yān |
tān sāvitrīparibhraṣṭānvrātyāniti vinirdiśet || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.20 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 (10.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvijati, Savarna, Janayat, Janayanti, Avrata, Yat, Yah, Savitriparibhrashta, Vratya, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.20). 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: “dvijātayaḥ savarṇāsu janayantyavratāṃstu yān ”
dvijātayaḥ -
dvijāti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dvijāti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
savarṇāsu -
savarṇā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
janayantya -
√jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √jan], [adverb from √jan]

√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √jan], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative dual from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative dual from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]

√jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan], [vocative single from √jan]

√jan (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]

√jan (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
avratāṃs -
avrata (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yān -
yat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yāt (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “tān sāvitrīparibhraṣṭānvrātyāniti vinirdiśet ”
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sāvitrīparibhraṣṭān -
sāvitrīparibhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vrātyān -
vrātya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vinir -
vinis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
diśet -
√diś (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023