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).

huṅkāraḥ kāsanaṃ caiva loke yacca vigarhitam |
anukuryādanubrūyādvākpāruṣyaṃ taducyate || 1 [768] ||
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niṣṭhurāślīlatīvratvāttadapi trividhaṃ smṛtam |
ākṣepo niṣṭhuraṃ jñeyaṃ aślīlaṃ nyaṅgasaṃjñitam |
patanīyairupākrośaistīvraṃ āhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 2 [769] ||
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yattvasatsaṃjñitairaṅgaiḥ paramākṣipati kvacit |
abhūtairvātha bhūtairvā niṣṭhurā vāksmṛtā budhaiḥ || 3 [770] ||
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nyagbhāvakaraṇaṃ vācā krodhāttu kurute yadā |
vṛttadeśakulādīnāṃ aślīlā sā budhaiḥ smṛtā || 4 [771] ||
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mahāpātakayoktrī ca rāgadveṣakarī ca yā |
jātibhraṃśakārī vātha tīvrā sā prathitā tu vāk || 5 [772] ||
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yo'guṇānkīrtayetkrodhānniguṇo vā guṇajñatām |
anyasaṃjñānuyogī vā vāgduṣṭaṃ taṃ naraṃ viduḥ || 6 [773] ||
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aduṣṭasyaiva yo doṣānkīrtayeddoṣakāraṇāt |
anyāpadeśavādī ca vāgduṣṭaṃ taṃ naraṃ viduḥ || 7 [774] ||
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mohātpramādātsaṅgharṣātprītyā coktaṃ mayeti yat |
nāhaṃ evaṃ punarvakṣye daṇḍārdhaṃ tasya kalpayet || 8 [775] ||
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yatra syātparihārārthaṃ patitastena kīrtanam |
vacanāttatra na syāttu doṣo yatra vibhāvayet || 9 [776] ||
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anyathā tulyadoṣaḥ syānmithyoktau tūttamaḥ smṛtaḥ |
mahatā praṇidhānena vāgduṣṭaṃ sādhayennaram || 10 [777] ||
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atathyaṃ śrāvitaṃ rājā prayatnena vicārayet |
anṛtākhyānaśīlānāṃ jihvācchedo viśodhanam || 11 [778] ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Katyayana-smriti Chapter 65

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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