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 8.4 [74]

अधर्मतः प्रवृत्तं तु नोपेक्षेरन्सभासदः ।
उपेक्षमाणाः सनृपा नरकं यान्त्यधोमुखाः ॥ ४ [७४] ॥

adharmataḥ pravṛttaṃ tu nopekṣeransabhāsadaḥ |
upekṣamāṇāḥ sanṛpā narakaṃ yāntyadhomukhāḥ || 4 [74] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 8.4 [74] 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 (8.4 [74]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adharmatah, Pravritta, Nri, Upeksha, Irat, Sabhasad, Sabhasada, Sat, Naraka, Yantin, Yanti, Adhomukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 8.4 [74]). 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: “adharmataḥ pravṛttaṃ tu nopekṣeransabhāsadaḥ
  • adharmataḥ -
  • adharmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pravṛttam -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • upekṣe -
  • upekṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    upekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iran -
  • ir -> irat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • sabhāsadaḥ -
  • sabhāsad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sabhāsada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upekṣamāṇāḥ sanṛpā narakaṃ yāntyadhomukhāḥ || 4 [74] |
  • upekṣam -
  • upekṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pā* -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • narakam -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yāntya -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adhomukhāḥ -
  • adhomukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adhomukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 4*74
  • Cannot analyse 74
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