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 19.1 [145]

श्रुत्वा लेख्यगतं त्वर्थं प्रत्यर्थी कारणाद्यदि ।
कालं विवादे याचेत तस्य देयो न संशयः ॥ १ [१४५] ॥

śrutvā lekhyagataṃ tvarthaṃ pratyarthī kāraṇādyadi |
kālaṃ vivāde yāceta tasya deyo na saṃśayaḥ || 1 [145] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 19.1 [145] 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 (19.1 [145]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lekhyagata, Tva, Artha, Pratyarthin, Karana, Yadi, Yad, Kalam, Kala, Vivada, Tad, Deya, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 19.1 [145]). 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: “śrutvā lekhyagataṃ tvarthaṃ pratyarthī kāraṇādyadi
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • lekhyagatam -
  • lekhyagata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lekhyagata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lekhyagatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratyarthī -
  • pratyarthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāraṇād -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kālaṃ vivāde yāceta tasya deyo na saṃśayaḥ || 1 [145] |
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vivāde -
  • vivāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yāceta -
  • yāc (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • deyo* -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 1*14
  • Cannot analyse 145
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