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 11.2

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न वै तान् स्नातकान्विद्याद्ब्राह्मणान्धर्मभिक्षुकान् ।
निःस्वेभ्यो देयमेतेभ्यो दानं विद्याविशेषतः ॥ २ ॥

na vai tān snātakānvidyādbrāhmaṇāndharmabhikṣukān |
niḥsvebhyo deyametebhyo dānaṃ vidyāviśeṣataḥ || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.2 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 (11.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snataka, Vidya, Brahmana, Dharmabhikshuka, Nihsva, Deya, Eta, Etad, Esha, Dana, Avisheshatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.2). 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: “na vai tān snātakānvidyādbrāhmaṇāndharmabhikṣukān ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
snātakān -
snātaka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vidyād -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

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

[accusative plural]
dharmabhikṣukān -
dharmabhikṣuka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “niḥsvebhyo deyametebhyo dānaṃ vidyāviśeṣataḥ ”
niḥsvebhyo* -
niḥsva (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

niḥsva (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
deyam -
deya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

deyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etebhyo* -
eta (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

eta (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

etad (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidyā -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aviśeṣataḥ -
aviśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023