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 10.31

प्रतिकूलं वर्तमाना बाह्या बाह्यतरान्पुनः ।
हीना हीनान्प्रसूयन्ते वर्णान्पञ्चदशैव तु ॥ ३१ ॥

pratikūlaṃ vartamānā bāhyā bāhyatarānpunaḥ |
hīnā hīnānprasūyante varṇānpañcadaśaiva tu || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.31 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 (10.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratikula, Vartamana, Bahya, Bahyatara, Puna, Hina, Prasuyat, Tad, Yushmad, Varna, Pancadasha, Pancadashan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.31). 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: “pratikūlaṃ vartamānā bāhyā bāhyatarānpunaḥ
  • pratikūlam -
  • pratikūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratikūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratikūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vartamānā* -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vartamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • bāhyā* -
  • bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bāhyatarān -
  • bāhyatara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “hīnā hīnānprasūyante varṇānpañcadaśaiva tu
  • hīnā* -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • hīnān -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • prasūyan -
  • prasūyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • varṇān -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pañcadaśai -
  • pañcadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcadaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcadaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pañcadaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
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