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 11.155

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शुष्काणि भुक्त्वा मांसानि भौमानि कवकानि च ।
अज्ञातं चैव सूनास्थमेतदेव व्रतं चरेत् ॥ १५५ ॥

śuṣkāṇi bhuktvā māṃsāni bhaumāni kavakāni ca |
ajñātaṃ caiva sūnāsthametadeva vrataṃ caret || 155 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.155 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 (11.155). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shushka, Bhuktva, Mamsa, Bhauma, Kavaka, Ajnatam, Ajnata, Sunastha, Etad, Etada, Iva, Vrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.155). 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: “śuṣkāṇi bhuktvā māṃsāni bhaumāni kavakāni ca ”
śuṣkāṇi -
śuṣka (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
bhuktvā -
bhuktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]
māṃsāni -
māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhaumāni -
bhauma (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kavakāni -
kavaka (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ajñātaṃ caiva sūnāsthametadeva vrataṃ caret ”
ajñātam -
ajñātam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajñāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajñāta (noun, neuter)

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

ajñātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second dual]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[aorist active second dual]
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]
sūnāstham -
sūnāstha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sūnāstha (noun, neuter)

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

sūnāsthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etade -
etad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

etadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vratam -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
caret -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023