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 10.30

यथैव शूद्रो ब्राह्मण्यां बाह्यं जन्तुं प्रसूयते ।
तथा बाह्यतरं बाह्यश्चातुर्वर्ण्ये प्रसूयते ॥ ३० ॥

yathaiva śūdro brāhmaṇyāṃ bāhyaṃ jantuṃ prasūyate |
tathā bāhyataraṃ bāhyaścāturvarṇye prasūyate || 30 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.30 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 (10.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Shudra, Brahmani, Brahmanya, Bahyam, Bahya, Jantu, Prasuyat, Tatha, Bahyatara, Caturvarnya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “yathaiva śūdro brāhmaṇyāṃ bāhyaṃ jantuṃ prasūyate
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śūdro* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇyām -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bāhyam -
  • bāhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jantum -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prasūyate -
  • prasūyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prasūyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā bāhyataraṃ bāhyaścāturvarṇye prasūyate
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bāhyataram -
  • bāhyatara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhyatara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhyatarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bāhyaś -
  • bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāturvarṇye -
  • cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prasūyate -
  • prasūyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prasūyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
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