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).

niveśya kālaṃ varṣaṃ ca māsaṃ pakṣaṃ tirthi tathā |
velāṃ pradeśaṃ viṣayaṃ sthānaṃ jātyākṛtī vayaḥ || 1 [124] ||
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sādhyapramāṇaṃ dravyaṃ ca saṃkhyāṃ nāma tathātmanaḥ |
rājñāṃ ca kramaśo nāma nivāsaṃ sādhyanāma ca || 2 [125] ||
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kramātpitṝṇāṃ nāmāni pīḍāṃ cāhartṛdāyakau |
kṣamāliṅgāni cānyāni pakṣaṃ saṃkīrtya kalpayet || 3 [126] ||
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deśaścaiva tathā sthānaṃ saṃniveśastathaiva ca |
jātiḥ saṃjñā nivāsaśca pramāṇaṃ kṣetranāma ca || 4 [127] ||
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pitṛpaitāmahaṃ caiva pūrvarājānukīrtanam |
sthāvareṣu vivādeṣu daśaitāni niveśayet || 5 [128] ||
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rāgādīnāṃ yadekena kopitaḥ karaṇe vadet |
tadoṃ iti likhetsarvaṃ vādinaḥ phalakādiṣu || 6 [129] ||
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adhikānśodhayedarthānnyūnāṃśca pratipūrayet |
bhūmau niveśayettāvadyāvatpakṣaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ || 7 [130] ||
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pūrvapakṣaṃ svabhāvoktaṃ prāḍvivāko'bhilekhayet |
pāṇḍulekhena phalake tataḥ patre viśodhitam || 8 [131] ||
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anyaduktaṃ likhedanyadyo'rthipratyarthināṃ vacaḥ |
cauravacchāsayettaṃ tu dhārmikaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ || 9 [132] ||
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sollekhanaṃ vā labhate tryahaṃ saptāhaṃ eva vā |
matirutpadyate yāvadvivāde vaktuṃ icchataḥ || 10 [133] ||
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yasmātkāryasamārambhāccirāttena viniścayaḥ |
tasmātna labhate kālaṃ abhiyuktastu kālabhāk || 11 [134] ||
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matirnotsahate yatra vivāde kāryaṃ icchatoḥ |
dātavyastatra kālaḥ syādarthipratyarthinorapi || 12 [135] ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Katyayana-smriti Chapter 17

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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