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).

Verse 2.2 [5]

तस्माच्चित्तं प्रबोद्धव्यं राजधर्मे सदा द्विजैः ।
पवित्रं परमं पुण्यं स्मृतिवाक्यं न लङ्घयेत् ॥ २ [५] ॥

tasmāccittaṃ praboddhavyaṃ rājadharme sadā dvijaiḥ |
pavitraṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ smṛtivākyaṃ na laṅghayet || 2 [5] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 2.2 [5] is contained in the book Sixteen Minor Smrtis: 2 Volumes by Manmatha Nath Dutt. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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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 (2.2 [5]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Citta, Pra, Boddhavya, Rajadharma, Sada, Dvija, Pavitra, Paramam, Parama, Punya, Smritivakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 2.2 [5]). 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: “tasmāccittaṃ praboddhavyaṃ rājadharme sadā dvijaiḥ
  • tasmāc -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • boddhavyam -
  • boddhavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    boddhavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    boddhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājadharme -
  • rājadharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājadharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvijaiḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pavitraṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ smṛtivākyaṃ na laṅghayet || 2 [5] |
  • pavitram -
  • pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pavitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • smṛtivākyam -
  • smṛtivākya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛtivākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laṅghayet -
  • laṅgh (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    laṅgh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 2*5*
  • Cannot analyse 5
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