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 12.95

या वेदबाह्याः स्मृतयो याश्च काश्च कुदृष्टयः ।
सर्वास्ता निष्फलाः प्रेत्य तमोनिष्ठा हि ताः स्मृताः ॥ ९५ ॥

yā vedabāhyāḥ smṛtayo yāśca kāśca kudṛṣṭayaḥ |
sarvāstā niṣphalāḥ pretya tamoniṣṭhā hi tāḥ smṛtāḥ || 95 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.95 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 (12.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vedabahya, Smriti, Kudrishti, Saru, Sarva, Tas, Nishphala, Pretya, Tamonishtha, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ vedabāhyāḥ smṛtayo yāśca kāśca kudṛṣṭayaḥ
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vedabāhyāḥ -
  • vedabāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedabāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smṛtayo* -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yāś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kudṛṣṭayaḥ -
  • kudṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kudṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “sarvāstā niṣphalāḥ pretya tamoniṣṭhā hi tāḥ smṛtāḥ
  • sarvās -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niṣphalāḥ -
  • niṣphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niṣphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pretya -
  • pretya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tamoniṣṭhā* -
  • tamoniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tamoniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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