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 10.79

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शस्त्रास्त्रभृत्त्वं क्षत्रस्य वणिक्पशुकृषिर्विषः ।
आजीवनार्थं धर्मस्तु दानमध्ययनं यजिः ॥ ७९ ॥

śastrāstrabhṛttvaṃ kṣatrasya vaṇikpaśukṛṣirviṣaḥ |
ājīvanārthaṃ dharmastu dānamadhyayanaṃ yajiḥ || 79 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.79 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 (10.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shastrastrabhrittva, Kshatra, Vanij, Pashu, Krishi, Vish, Visha, Ajivana, Artha, Dharma, Dana, Adhyayana, Yaji,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.79). 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: “śastrāstrabhṛttvaṃ kṣatrasya vaṇikpaśukṛṣirviṣaḥ ”
śastrāstrabhṛttvam -
śastrāstrabhṛttva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kṣatrasya -
kṣatra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vaṇik -
vaṇij (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
paśu -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

paśū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

paśū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛṣir -
kṛṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viṣaḥ -
viṣ (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

viṣ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

viṣ (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

viṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ājīvanārthaṃ dharmastu dānamadhyayanaṃ yajiḥ ”
ājīvanā -
ājīvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ājīvanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dharmas -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
adhyayanam -
adhyayana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yajiḥ -
yaji (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaji (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023