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 12.57

लूताऽहिसरटानां च तिरश्चां चाम्बुचारिणाम् ।
हिंस्राणां च पिशाचानां स्तेनो विप्रः सहस्रशः ॥ ५७ ॥

lūtā'hisaraṭānāṃ ca tiraścāṃ cāmbucāriṇām |
hiṃsrāṇāṃ ca piśācānāṃ steno vipraḥ sahasraśaḥ || 57 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.57 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 (12.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahi, Sarata, Tirashca, Ambucarin, Himsra, Pishaca, Stena, Vipra, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.57). 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: “lūtā'hisaraṭānāṃ ca tiraścāṃ cāmbucāriṇām
  • lūtā' -
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • saraṭānām -
  • saraṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tiraścā -
  • tiraścā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tiraśca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambucāriṇām -
  • ambucārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ambucārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “hiṃsrāṇāṃ ca piśācānāṃ steno vipraḥ sahasraśaḥ
  • hiṃsrāṇām -
  • hiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hiṃsra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    hiṃsrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśācānām -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • steno* -
  • stena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vipraḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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