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).

bhaginyo bāndhavaiḥ sārdhaṃ vibhajeransabhartṛkāḥ |
strīdhanasyeti dharmo'yaṃ vibhāgastu prakalpitaḥ || 1 [917] ||
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duhitṝṇāṃ abhāve tu rikthaṃ putreṣu tadbhavet |
bandhudattaṃ tu bandhūnāṃ abhāve bhrtṛgāmi tat || 2 [918] ||
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pitṛbhyāṃ caiva yaddattaṃ duhituḥ sthāvaraṃ dhanam |
aprajāyāṃ atātāyāṃ bhrātṛgāmi tu sarvadā || 3 [919] ||
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āsurādiṣu yallabdhaṃ strīdhanaṃ paitṛkaṃ striyā |
abhāve tadapatyānāṃ mātāpitrostadiṣyate || 4 [920] ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Katyayana-smriti Chapter 77

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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