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 3.10 [34]

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नृपेणैव नियुक्तो यः पददोषं अवेक्षितुम् ।
नृपस्य सूचयेज्ज्ञात्वा सूचकः स उदाहृतः ॥ १० [३४] ॥

nṛpeṇaiva niyukto yaḥ padadoṣaṃ avekṣitum |
nṛpasya sūcayejjñātvā sūcakaḥ sa udāhṛtaḥ || 10 [34] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 3.10 [34] 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:
Buy now! English translation by Manmatha Nath Dutt (2006)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.10 [34]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nripa, Niyukta, Yah, Padadosha, Ava, Avi, Sucaka, Udahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 3.10 [34]). 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: “nṛpeṇaiva niyukto yaḥ padadoṣaṃ avekṣitum ”
nṛpeṇai -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
niyukto* -
niyukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
padadoṣam -
padadoṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padadoṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ave -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]

avi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

avi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

u (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
īkṣitum -
√īkṣ -> īkṣitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √īkṣ]
Line 2: “nṛpasya sūcayejjñātvā sūcakaḥ sa udāhṛtaḥ || 10 [34] |”
nṛpasya -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
Cannot analyse sūcayejjñātvā*sū
sūcakaḥ -
sūcaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa*u -
si (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle second single]
ud -
udāhṛtaḥ -
udāhṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 10*34
Cannot analyse 34

Last Updated: 23 January, 2020