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 10.59

पित्र्यं वा भजते शीलं मातुर्वोभयमेव वा ।
न कथं चन दुर्योनिः प्रकृतिं स्वां नियच्छति ॥ ५९ ॥

pitryaṃ vā bhajate śīlaṃ māturvobhayameva vā |
na kathaṃ cana duryoniḥ prakṛtiṃ svāṃ niyacchati || 59 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.59 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 (10.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitrya, Var, Shil, Shila, Matri, Matu, Ubhaya, Eva, Katham, Katha, Cana, Duryoni, Prakriti, Sva, Yacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.59). 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: “pitryaṃ bhajate śīlaṃ māturvobhayameva
  • pitryam -
  • pitrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pitrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pitryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhajate -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • śīlam -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīl (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mātur -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vo -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ubhayam -
  • ubhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ubhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ubhaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “na kathaṃ cana duryoniḥ prakṛtiṃ svāṃ niyacchati
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • duryoniḥ -
  • duryoni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    duryoni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakṛtim -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svām -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yacchati -
  • yam -> yacchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yacchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
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