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 24.16 [229]

प्रक्रान्ते साहसे वादे पारुष्ये दण्डवाचिके ।
बलोद्भूतेषु कार्येषु साक्षिणो दिव्यं एव वा ॥ १६ [२२९] ॥

prakrānte sāhase vāde pāruṣye daṇḍavācike |
balodbhūteṣu kāryeṣu sākṣiṇo divyaṃ eva vā || 16 [229] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 24.16 [229] 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 (24.16 [229]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prakranta, Prakranti, Sahasa, Vada, Vadi, Parushya, Dandavacika, Bala, Udbhuta, Karya, Sakshin, Sakshi, Divya, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 24.16 [229]). 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: “prakrānte sāhase vāde pāruṣye daṇḍavācike
  • prakrānte -
  • prakrānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prakrānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prakrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prakrānti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prakrānti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • vāde -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vādi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pāruṣye -
  • pāruṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāruṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • daṇḍavācike -
  • daṇḍavācika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daṇḍavācika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    daṇḍavācikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “balodbhūteṣu kāryeṣu sākṣiṇo divyaṃ eva || 16 [229] |
  • balo -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udbhūteṣu -
  • udbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    udbhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kāryeṣu -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • sākṣiṇo* -
  • sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vā* -
  • Cannot analyse 16*22
  • Cannot analyse 229
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