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 11.84

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ब्रह्मणः सम्भवेनैव देवानामपि दैवतम् ।
प्रमाणं चैव लोकस्य ब्रह्मात्रैव हि कारणम् ॥ ८४ ॥

brahmaṇaḥ sambhavenaiva devānāmapi daivatam |
pramāṇaṃ caiva lokasya brahmātraiva hi kāraṇam || 84 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.84 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 (11.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Brahmana, Sambhava, Deva, Api, Daivata, Pramana, Loka, Brahma, Raiva, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.84). 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: “brahmaṇaḥ sambhavenaiva devānāmapi daivatam ”
brahmaṇaḥ -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sambhavenai -
sambhava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sambhava (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
devānām -
deva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

devā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
daivatam -
daivata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daivata (noun, neuter)

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

daivatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “pramāṇaṃ caiva lokasya brahmātraiva hi kāraṇam ”
pramāṇam -
pramāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
lokasya -
loka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
brahmāt -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
raiva -
raiva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023