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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 12.42
स्थावराः कृमिकीटाश्च मत्स्याः सर्पाः सकच्छपाः ।
पशवश्च मृगाश्चैव जघन्या तामसी गतिः ॥ ४२ ॥
sthāvarāḥ kṛmikīṭāśca matsyāḥ sarpāḥ sakacchapāḥ |
paśavaśca mṛgāścaiva jaghanyā tāmasī gatiḥ || 42 ||
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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 (12.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sthavara, Krimi, Krimin, Kita, Matsya, Sarpa, Sakacchapa, Pashu, Mriga, Jaghanya, Tamasi, Gati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “sthāvarāḥ kṛmikīṭāśca matsyāḥ sarpāḥ sakacchapāḥ ”
- sthāvarāḥ -
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sthāvara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthāvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṛmi -
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kṛmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kṛmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kīṭāś -
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kīṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- matsyāḥ -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]matsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarpāḥ -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sakacchapāḥ -
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sakacchapa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sakacchapā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “paśavaśca mṛgāścaiva jaghanyā tāmasī gatiḥ ”
- paśavaś -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mṛgāś -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- jaghanyā -
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jaghanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tāmasī -
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tāmasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]