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 12.3 [98]

तदधीनकुटुम्बिन्यः स्वैरिण्यो गणिकाश्च याः ।
निष्कुला याश्च पतितास्तासां आह्वानं इष्यते ॥ ३ [९८] ॥

tadadhīnakuṭumbinyaḥ svairiṇyo gaṇikāśca yāḥ |
niṣkulā yāśca patitāstāsāṃ āhvānaṃ iṣyate || 3 [98] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 12.3 [98] 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 (12.3 [98]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Dhina, Kutumbini, Svairini, Ganika, Nishkula, Patita, Ahvana, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 12.3 [98]). 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: “tadadhīnakuṭumbinyaḥ svairiṇyo gaṇikāśca yāḥ
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhīna -
  • dhīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṭumbinyaḥ -
  • kuṭumbinī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svairiṇyo* -
  • svairiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gaṇikāś -
  • gaṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gaṇika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “niṣkulā yāśca patitāstāsāṃ āhvānaṃ iṣyate || 3 [98] |
  • niṣkulā* -
  • niṣkula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niṣkulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patitās -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • āhvānam -
  • āhvāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse 3*98
  • Cannot analyse 98
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