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 12.4 [99]

सशस्त्रोऽनुत्तरीयो वा मुक्तकेशः सहासनः ।
वामहस्तेन वा वादं वदन्दण्डं अवाप्नुयात् ॥ ४ [९९] ॥

saśastro'nuttarīyo vā muktakeśaḥ sahāsanaḥ |
vāmahastena vā vādaṃ vadandaṇḍaṃ avāpnuyāt || 4 [99] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 12.4 [99] 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 (12.4 [99]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sashastra, Anutta, Var, Muktakesha, Sahasa, Asmad, Vamahasta, Vada, Vadat, Danda, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 12.4 [99]). 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: “saśastro'nuttarīyo muktakeśaḥ sahāsanaḥ
  • saśastro' -
  • saśastra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anutta -
  • anutta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anutta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rīyo -
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • muktakeśaḥ -
  • muktakeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahāsa -
  • sahāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “vāmahastena vādaṃ vadandaṇḍaṃ avāpnuyāt || 4 [99] |
  • vāmahastena -
  • vāmahasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vādam -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> vādam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vad]
  • vadan -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 4*99
  • Cannot analyse 99
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