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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 12.44
चारणाश्च सुपर्णाश्च पुरुषाश्चैव दाम्भिकाः ।
रक्षांसि च पिशाचाश्च तामसीषूत्तमा गतिः ॥ ४४ ॥
cāraṇāśca suparṇāśca puruṣāścaiva dāmbhikāḥ |
rakṣāṃsi ca piśācāśca tāmasīṣūttamā gatiḥ || 44 ||
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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 (12.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Carana, Suparna, Purusha, Dambhika, Rakshas, Pishaca, Tamasi, Uttama, Gati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “cāraṇāśca suparṇāśca puruṣāścaiva dāmbhikāḥ ”
- cāraṇāś -
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cāraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cāraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- suparṇāś -
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suparṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]suparṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puruṣāś -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]puruṣā (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]
- dāmbhikāḥ -
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dāmbhika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “rakṣāṃsi ca piśācāśca tāmasīṣūttamā gatiḥ ”
- rakṣāṃsi -
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rakṣas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- piśācāś -
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piśāca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]piśācā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāmasīṣū -
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tāmasī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- uttamā* -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]