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 19.7 [151]

कन्याया दूषणे स्तेये कलहे साहसे निधौ ।
उपधौ कौटसाक्ष्ये च सद्य एव विवादयेत् ॥ ७ [१५१] ॥

kanyāyā dūṣaṇe steye kalahe sāhase nidhau |
upadhau kauṭasākṣye ca sadya eva vivādayet || 7 [151] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 19.7 [151] 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 (19.7 [151]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanya, Dushana, Steya, Kalaha, Sahasa, Nidhi, Upadhi, Kautasakshya, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Eva, Viva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 19.7 [151]). 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: “kanyāyā dūṣaṇe steye kalahe sāhase nidhau
  • kanyāyā* -
  • kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dūṣaṇe -
  • dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • steye -
  • steya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    stai -> steya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √stai class 1 verb]
    stai -> steya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [locative single from √stai class 1 verb]
    stai -> steyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √stai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √stai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √stai class 1 verb]
  • kalahe -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sāhase -
  • sāhasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāhasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nidhau -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “upadhau kauṭasākṣye ca sadya eva vivādayet || 7 [151] |
  • upadhau -
  • upadhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kauṭasākṣye -
  • kauṭasākṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadya* -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivā -
  • viva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādayet -
  • ad (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 7*15
  • Cannot analyse 151
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