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 2.14 [17]

भूतानां तन्निवासित्वात्स्वामित्वं तेन कीर्तितम् ।
तत्क्रिया बलिषड्भागं शुभाशुभनिमित्तजम् ॥ १४ [१७] ॥

bhūtānāṃ tannivāsitvātsvāmitvaṃ tena kīrtitam |
tatkriyā baliṣaḍbhāgaṃ śubhāśubhanimittajam || 14 [17] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 2.14 [17] 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 (2.14 [17]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuta, Tan, Iva, Tad, Tena, Kirtita, Tatkriya, Balishadbhaga, Shubhashubha, Nimitta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 2.14 [17]). 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: “bhūtānāṃ tannivāsitvātsvāmitvaṃ tena kīrtitam
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asitvā -
  • as -> asitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
  • atsvā -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • itvam -
  • itvan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    itvan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kīrtitam -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “tatkriyā baliṣaḍbhāgaṃ śubhāśubhanimittajam || 14 [17] |
  • tatkriyā* -
  • tatkriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tatkriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • baliṣaḍbhāgam -
  • baliṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śubhāśubha -
  • śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nimitta -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jam -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 14*17
  • Cannot analyse 17
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