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 11.238

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यद्दुस्तरं यद्दुरापं यद्दुर्गं यच्च दुष्करम् ।
सर्वं तु तपसा साध्यं तपो हि दुरतिक्रमम् ॥ २३८ ॥

yaddustaraṃ yaddurāpaṃ yaddurgaṃ yacca duṣkaram |
sarvaṃ tu tapasā sādhyaṃ tapo hi duratikramam || 238 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.238 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 (11.238). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Dustara, Durapa, Durga, Dushkara, Sarvam, Sarva, Tapas, Sadhya, Tap, Tapa, Duratikrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.238). 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: “yaddustaraṃ yaddurāpaṃ yaddurgaṃ yacca duṣkaram ”
yad -
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]
dustaram -
dustara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dustara (noun, neuter)

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

dustarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yad -
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]
durāpam -
durāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durāpa (noun, neuter)

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

durāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yad -
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]
durgam -
durga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durga (noun, neuter)

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

durgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yac -
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]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duṣkaram -
duṣkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣkara (noun, neuter)

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

duṣkarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “sarvaṃ tu tapasā sādhyaṃ tapo hi duratikramam ”
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tapasā -
tapas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sādhyam -
sādhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhya (noun, neuter)

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

sādhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
tapo* -
tapas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

tap (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

tap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
duratikramam -
duratikrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duratikrama (noun, neuter)

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

duratikramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023