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 10.28

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यथा त्रयाणां वर्णानां द्वयोरात्माऽस्य जायते ।
आनन्तर्यात्स्वयोन्यां तु तथा बाह्येष्वपि क्रमात् ॥ २८ ॥

yathā trayāṇāṃ varṇānāṃ dvayorātmā'sya jāyate |
ānantaryātsvayonyāṃ tu tathā bāhyeṣvapi kramāt || 28 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.28 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 (10.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Traya, Varna, Dva, Dvayu, Idam, Jayat, Anantarya, Svayoni, Tatha, Bahya, Api, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.28). 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: “yathā trayāṇāṃ varṇānāṃ dvayorātmā'sya jāyate ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
trayāṇām -
traya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

traya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
varṇānām -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

varṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

varṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
dvayor -
dva (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dva (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dvayu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dvayu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ātmā' -
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second 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: “ānantaryātsvayonyāṃ tu tathā bāhyeṣvapi kramāt ”
ānantaryāt -
ānantarya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
svayonyām -
svayoni (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bāhyeṣva -
bāhya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

bāhya (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kramāt -
kramāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023