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 4.12 [46]

यस्य देशस्य यो धर्मः प्रवृत्तः सार्वकालिकः ।
श्रुतिस्मृत्यविरोधेन देशदृष्टः स उच्यते ॥ १२ [४६] ॥

yasya deśasya yo dharmaḥ pravṛttaḥ sārvakālikaḥ |
śrutismṛtyavirodhena deśadṛṣṭaḥ sa ucyate || 12 [46] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 4.12 [46] 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 (4.12 [46]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Desha, Dharma, Pravritta, Sarvakalika, Shrutismriti, Avirodha, Deshadrishta, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 4.12 [46]). 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: “yasya deśasya yo dharmaḥ pravṛttaḥ sārvakālikaḥ
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • deśasya -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravṛttaḥ -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārvakālikaḥ -
  • sārvakālika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrutismṛtyavirodhena deśadṛṣṭaḥ sa ucyate || 12 [46] |
  • śrutismṛtya -
  • śrutismṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • avirodhena -
  • avirodha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • deśadṛṣṭaḥ -
  • deśadṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse 12*46
  • Cannot analyse 46
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