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 2.19 [22]

अक्लेशेनार्थिने यस्तु राजा सम्यङ्निवेदयेत् ।
तत्तारयत्यनन्तं स्याद्धर्मार्थं दानं ईदृशम् ॥ १९ [२२] ॥

akleśenārthine yastu rājā samyaṅnivedayet |
tattārayatyanantaṃ syāddharmārthaṃ dānaṃ īdṛśam || 19 [22] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 2.19 [22] 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 (2.19 [22]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aklesha, Arthin, Arthi, Yah, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Samyak, Samyanc, Tat, Tad, Tarayat, Ananta, Syat, Sya, Harman, Artha, Dana, Idrish, Idrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 2.19 [22]). 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: “akleśenārthine yastu rājā samyaṅnivedayet
  • akleśenā -
  • akleśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • arthine -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samyaṅ -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samyañc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samyañc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vedayet -
  • vid (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vid (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tattārayatyanantaṃ syāddharmārthaṃ dānaṃ īdṛśam || 19 [22] |
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tārayatya -
  • tṝ -> tārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> tārayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tṝ], [vocative dual from √tṝ], [accusative dual from √tṝ], [locative single from √tṝ]
    tṝ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • anantam -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syāddh -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • harmā -
  • harman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 19*22
  • Cannot analyse 22
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