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 2.6 [9]

आत्मीये संस्थिता धर्मे नृपाः शक्रत्वं आप्नुयुः ।
अवीचिवासिनो ये तु व्यपेताचारिणः सदा ॥ ६ [९] ॥

ātmīye saṃsthitā dharme nṛpāḥ śakratvaṃ āpnuyuḥ |
avīcivāsino ye tu vyapetācāriṇaḥ sadā || 6 [9] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 2.6 [9] 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 (2.6 [9]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atmiya, Samsthita, Dharma, Nripa, Shakratva, Avici, Vasin, Yah, Yat, Vyapeta, Acarin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 2.6 [9]). 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: “ātmīye saṃsthitā dharme nṛpāḥ śakratvaṃ āpnuyuḥ
  • ātmīye -
  • ātmīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ātmīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ātmīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṃsthitā* -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nṛpāḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śakratvam -
  • śakratva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āpnuyuḥ -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third plural]
  • Line 2: “avīcivāsino ye tu vyapetācāriṇaḥ sadā || 6 [9] |
  • avīci -
  • avīci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avīci (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avīci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avīcī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    avīcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    avīcī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāsino* -
  • vāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāsin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vyapetā -
  • vyapeta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyapeta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyapetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāriṇaḥ -
  • ācārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ācārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sadā* -
  • Cannot analyse 6*9*
  • Cannot analyse 9
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