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 7.8 [70]

अनिर्णीते तु यद्यर्थे संभाषेत रहोऽर्थिना ।
प्राड्विवाकोऽथ दण्ड्यः स्यात्सभ्याश्चैव विशेषतः ॥ ८ [७०] ॥

anirṇīte tu yadyarthe saṃbhāṣeta raho'rthinā |
prāḍvivāko'tha daṇḍyaḥ syātsabhyāścaiva viśeṣataḥ || 8 [70] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 7.8 [70] 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 (7.8 [70]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anirnita, Yadi, Yad, Artha, Sambhasha, Ita, Rahah, Rahas, Raha, Arthin, Arthi, Pradvivaka, Atha, Dandya, Dandi, Syat, Sya, Sabhya, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 7.8 [70]). 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: “anirṇīte tu yadyarthe saṃbhāṣeta raho'rthinā
  • anirṇīte -
  • anirṇīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anirṇīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anirṇītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sambhāṣe -
  • sambhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sambhāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ita -
  • 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]
  • raho' -
  • rahaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthinā -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “prāḍvivāko'tha daṇḍyaḥ syātsabhyāścaiva viśeṣataḥ || 8 [70] |
  • prāḍvivāko' -
  • prāḍvivāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • daṇḍyaḥ -
  • daṇḍya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    daṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    daṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sabhyāś -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 8*70
  • Cannot analyse 70
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