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 12.8

मानसं मनसेवायमुपभुङ्क्ते शुभाशुभम् ।
वाचा वाचा कृतं कर्म कायेनेव च कायिकम् ॥ ८ ॥

mānasaṃ manasevāyamupabhuṅkte śubhāśubham |
vācā vācā kṛtaṃ karma kāyeneva ca kāyikam || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.8 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 (12.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manasa, Manas, Vaya, Upa, Shubhashubha, Vaca, Vac, Krit, Krita, Karman, Kaya, Iva, Kayika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.8). 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: “mānasaṃ manasevāyamupabhuṅkte śubhāśubham
  • mānasam -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manase -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāyam -
  • vāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhuṅkte -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third single]
  • śubhāśubham -
  • śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhāśubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vācā vācā kṛtaṃ karma kāyeneva ca kāyikam
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vācā -
  • vācā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāyene -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāyikam -
  • kāyika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāyika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāyikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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