Katyayana-smriti [sanskrit]

by Manmatha Nath Dutt | 2006 | 9,945 words | ISBN-10: 8171102794

The Sanskrit edition of the Katyayana-smriti referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. The Katyayana-smriti is one of the minor works on Dharmashastra as mentioned in the Yajnavalkya-smriti. Katyayana is the author of a clear and full treatise on law and also wrote on grammar and other subjects. Alternative titles: Kātyāyanasmṛti (कात्यायनस्मृतिः), Kātyāyana-smṛti (कात्यायन-स्मृति).

sabhāsthāneṣu pūrvāhṇe kāryāṇāṃ nirṇayaṃ nṛpaḥ |
kuryācchāstrapraṇītena mārgeṇāmitrakarṣaṇaḥ || 1 [60] ||
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divasasyāṣṭamaṃ bhāgaṃ muktvā kālatrayaṃ tu yat |
sa kālo vyavahārāṇāṃ śāstradṛṣṭaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ || 2 [61] ||
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ādyādahno'ṣṭabhāgādyadūrdhvaṃ bhāgatrayaṃ bhavet |
sa kālo vyavahārasya śāstre dṛṣṭo manīṣibhiḥ || 3 [62] ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Katyayana-smriti Chapter 6

Cover of edition (2006)

Sixteen Minor Smrtis: 2 Volumes
by Manmatha Nath Dutt (2006)

Sanskrit Text, English Translation, Notes and an Introduction

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