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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 4.8 [42]
विरुद्धं न्यायतो यत्तु चरित्रं कल्प्यते नृपैः ।
एवं तत्र निरस्येत चरित्रं तु नृपाज्ञया ॥ ८ [४२] ॥
viruddhaṃ nyāyato yattu caritraṃ kalpyate nṛpaiḥ |
evaṃ tatra nirasyeta caritraṃ tu nṛpājñayā || 8 [42] ||
The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 4.8 [42] 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 (4.8 [42]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Viruddham, Viruddha, Nyayatah, Nyayata, Yat, Yad, Caritra, Nripa, Evam, Eva, Tatra, Nirasya, Nirasi, Ita, Ajna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 4.8 [42]). 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: “viruddhaṃ nyāyato yattu caritraṃ kalpyate nṛpaiḥ ”
- viruddham -
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viruddham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viruddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viruddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viruddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nyāyato* -
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nyāyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nyāyata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- caritram -
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caritra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caritrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kalpyate -
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√kḷp (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- nṛpaiḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “evaṃ tatra nirasyeta caritraṃ tu nṛpājñayā || 8 [42] |”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nirasye -
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nirasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nirasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nirasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nirasi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- caritram -
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caritra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caritrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nṛpā -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ajñayā -
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ajñā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse 8*42
- Cannot analyse 42