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 10.99

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अशक्नुवंस्तु शुश्रूषां शूद्रः कर्तुं द्विजन्मनाम् ।
पुत्रदारात्ययं प्राप्तो जीवेत्कारुककर्मभिः ॥ ९९ ॥

aśaknuvaṃstu śuśrūṣāṃ śūdraḥ kartuṃ dvijanmanām |
putradārātyayaṃ prāpto jīvetkārukakarmabhiḥ || 99 ||

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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 (10.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashaknuvat, Shushrusha, Shushruvas, Shudra, Kartu, Dvijanman, Dvijanmana, Putradara, Aya, Idam, Prapta, Karuka, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “aśaknuvaṃstu śuśrūṣāṃ śūdraḥ kartuṃ dvijanmanām ”
aśaknuvaṃs -
aśaknuvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√śak (verb class 5)

[imperfect active third plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śuśrūṣām -
śuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śuśruvas (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śuśruvas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√śru -> śuśruvas (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śuśruvas (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
śūdraḥ -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dvijanmanām -
dvijanman (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dvijanman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

dvijanmanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “putradārātyayaṃ prāpto jīvetkārukakarmabhiḥ ”
putradārāt -
putradāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ya -
i (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāpto* -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīvet -
√jīv (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
kāruka -
kāruka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmabhiḥ -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023