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 11.23

कल्पयित्वाऽस्य वृत्तिं च रक्षेदेनं समन्ततः ।
राजा हि धर्मषड्भागं तस्मात्प्राप्नोति रक्षितात् ॥ २३ ॥

kalpayitvā'sya vṛttiṃ ca rakṣedenaṃ samantataḥ |
rājā hi dharmaṣaḍbhāgaṃ tasmātprāpnoti rakṣitāt || 23 ||

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

Idam, Vritti, Raksha, Ina, Samantatah, Samantatas, Raja, Dharma, Dharman, Shadbhaga, Tasmat, Tad, Pra, Rakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kalpayitvā'sya vṛttiṃ ca rakṣedenaṃ samantataḥ
  • kalpayitvā' -
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣe -
  • rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • de -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “rājā hi dharmaṣaḍbhāgaṃ tasmātprāpnoti rakṣitāt
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣaḍbhāgam -
  • ṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • rakṣitāt -
  • rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rakṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rakṣ]
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