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 12.123

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एतमेके वदन्त्यग्निं मनुमन्ये प्रजापतिम् ।
इन्द्रमेके परे प्राणमपरे ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ॥ १२३ ॥

etameke vadantyagniṃ manumanye prajāpatim |
indrameke pare prāṇamapare brahma śāśvatam || 123 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.123 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 (12.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Eka, Vadat, Vadanti, Agni, Manu, Anya, Prajapati, Indra, Pare, Para, Pari, Prana, Pran, Apara, Brahma, Brahman, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.123). 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: “etameke vadantyagniṃ manumanye prajāpatim ”
etam -
eta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

etā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
eke -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
vadantya -
√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
agnim -
agni (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
manum -
manu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
anye -
anya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
prajāpatim -
prajāpati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “indrameke pare prāṇamapare brahma śāśvatam ”
indram -
indra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

indrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eke -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
pare -
pare (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
prāṇam -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
apare -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

apara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

aparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śāśvatam -
śāśvata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śāśvata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023