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 5.5 [56]

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सप्राड्विवाकः सामात्यः सब्राह्मणपुरोहितः ।
ससभ्यः प्रेक्षको राजा स्वर्गे तिष्ठति धर्मतः ॥ ५ [५६] ॥

saprāḍvivākaḥ sāmātyaḥ sabrāhmaṇapurohitaḥ |
sasabhyaḥ prekṣako rājā svarge tiṣṭhati dharmataḥ || 5 [56] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 5.5 [56] 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 (5.5 [56]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradvivaka, Samatya, Sabrahmana, Purohita, Sasabhya, Prekshaka, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Svarga, Tishthat, Dharmatah, Dharmata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 5.5 [56]). 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: “saprāḍvivākaḥ sāmātyaḥ sabrāhmaṇapurohitaḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāḍvivākaḥ -
prāḍvivāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sāmātyaḥ -
sāmātya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sabrāhmaṇa -
sabrāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sabrāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
purohitaḥ -
purohita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sasabhyaḥ prekṣako rājā svarge tiṣṭhati dharmataḥ || 5 [56] |”
sasabhyaḥ -
sasabhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prekṣako* -
prekṣaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
svarge -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

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

svargā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
dharmataḥ -
dharmataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dharmata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 5*56
Cannot analyse 56

Last Updated: 23 January, 2020