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 11.246

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यथैधस्तेजसा वह्निः प्राप्तं निर्दहति क्षणात् ।
तथा ज्ञानाग्निना पापं सर्वं दहति वेदवित् ॥ २४६ ॥

yathaidhastejasā vahniḥ prāptaṃ nirdahati kṣaṇāt |
tathā jñānāgninā pāpaṃ sarvaṃ dahati vedavit || 246 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.246 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 (11.246). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Edha, Edhas, Tejas, Vahni, Prapta, Nih, Kshanat, Kshana, Tatha, Jnanagni, Papam, Papa, Sarvam, Sarva, Vedavid,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.246). 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: “yathaidhastejasā vahniḥ prāptaṃ nirdahati kṣaṇāt ”
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
edhas -
edhas (noun, neuter)

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

edha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tejasā -
tejas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vahniḥ -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāptam -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

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

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dahati -
dahati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√dah (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “tathā jñānāgninā pāpaṃ sarvaṃ dahati vedavit ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jñānāgninā -
jñānāgni (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pāpam -
pāpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

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

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
dahati -
dahati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√dah (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
vedavit -
vedavid (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vedavid (noun, neuter)

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

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023