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 19.20 [164]

यावन्यस्मिन्समाचारः पारंपर्यक्रमागतः ।
तं प्रतीक्ष्य यथान्यायं उत्तरं दापयेन्नृपः ॥ २० [१६४] ॥

yāvanyasminsamācāraḥ pāraṃparyakramāgataḥ |
taṃ pratīkṣya yathānyāyaṃ uttaraṃ dāpayennṛpaḥ || 20 [164] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 19.20 [164] 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 (19.20 [164]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavan, Yavani, Idam, Samacara, Paramparyakramagata, Pratikshya, Yathanyayam, Uttaram, Uttara, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 19.20 [164]). 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: “yāvanyasminsamācāraḥ pāraṃparyakramāgataḥ
  • yāvanya -
  • yāvanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • samācāraḥ -
  • samācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāramparyakramāgataḥ -
  • pāramparyakramāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “taṃ pratīkṣya yathānyāyaṃ uttaraṃ dāpayennṛpaḥ || 20 [164] |
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pratīkṣya -
  • pratīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathānyāyam -
  • yathānyāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dāpayen -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 20*16
  • Cannot analyse 164
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