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 12.120

खं संनिवेशयेत्खेषु चेष्टनस्पर्शनेऽनिलम् ।
पक्तिदृष्ट्योः परं तेजः स्नेहेऽपो गां च मूर्तिषु ॥ १२० ॥

khaṃ saṃniveśayetkheṣu ceṣṭanasparśane'nilam |
paktidṛṣṭyoḥ paraṃ tejaḥ snehe'po gāṃ ca mūrtiṣu || 120 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.120 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 (12.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kham, Kha, Ceshtana, Sparshana, Anila, Paktidrishti, Param, Para, Teja, Tejas, Sneha, Apas, Murti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “khaṃ saṃniveśayetkheṣu ceṣṭanasparśane'nilam
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃni -
  • saṃni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • veśayet -
  • viś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    viś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • kheṣu -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ceṣṭana -
  • ceṣṭana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sparśane' -
  • sparśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sparśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sparśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anilam -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nil (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “paktidṛṣṭyoḥ paraṃ tejaḥ snehe'po gāṃ ca mūrtiṣu
  • paktidṛṣṭyoḥ -
  • paktidṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tejaḥ -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • snehe' -
  • sneha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • apo* -
  • apas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • gām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrtiṣu -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
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