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 11.73

लक्ष्यं शस्त्रभृतां वा स्याद्विदुषामिच्छयाऽत्मनः ।
प्रास्येदात्मानमग्नौ वा समिद्धे त्रिरवाक्षिराः ॥ ७३ ॥

lakṣyaṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ vā syādviduṣāmicchayā'tmanaḥ |
prāsyedātmānamagnau vā samiddhe triravākṣirāḥ || 73 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.73 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 (11.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lakshya, Shastrabhrit, Syat, Sya, Vidusha, Vidus, Vidvas, Atma, Asmad, Prasya, Ida, Atman, Agni, Samiddha, Samiddhi, Trih, Tri, Ava, Akshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “lakṣyaṃ śastrabhṛtāṃ syādviduṣāmicchayā'tmanaḥ
  • lakṣyam -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
  • śastrabhṛtām -
  • śastrabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • viduṣām -
  • viduṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidus (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • icchayā' -
  • atma -
  • atma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “prāsyedātmānamagnau samiddhe triravākṣirāḥ
  • prāsye -
  • pras -> prāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb], [locative single from √pras class 1 verb]
    pras -> prāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pras class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pras class 1 verb], [locative single from √pras class 1 verb]
    pras -> prāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pras class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pras class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pras class 1 verb]
  • idā -
  • idā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • agnau -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samiddhe -
  • samiddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samiddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samiddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samiddhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    samiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • trir -
  • triḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    triḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākṣir -
  • ākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
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