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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 11.20
यद्धनं यज्ञशीलानां देवस्वं तद्विदुर्बुधाः ।
अयज्वनां तु यद्वित्तमासुरस्वं तदुच्यते ॥ २० ॥
yaddhanaṃ yajñaśīlānāṃ devasvaṃ tadvidurbudhāḥ |
ayajvanāṃ tu yadvittamāsurasvaṃ taducyate || 20 ||
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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 (11.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yat, Yad, Hana, Han, Yajnashila, Devasu, Devasva, Tadvid, Budha, Ayajvan, Ayajvana, Vitta, Asurasva, Tad, Tat, Ucyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “yaddhanaṃ yajñaśīlānāṃ devasvaṃ tadvidurbudhāḥ ”
- yaddh -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hanam -
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hana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yajñaśīlānām -
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yajñaśīla (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yajñaśīla (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]yajñaśīlā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- devasvam -
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devasva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]devasū (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tadvid -
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tadvid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tadvid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ur -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- budhāḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “ayajvanāṃ tu yadvittamāsurasvaṃ taducyate ”
- ayajvanām -
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ayajvan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ayajvan (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ayajvanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- āsurasvam -
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āsurasva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]