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 24.19 [232]

समत्वं साक्षिणां यत्र दिव्यैस्तत्रापि शोधयेत् ।
प्राणान्तिकविवादेषु विद्यामानेषु साक्षिषु ।
दिव्यं आलम्बते वादी न पृच्छेत्तत्र साक्षिणः ॥ १९ [२३२] ॥

samatvaṃ sākṣiṇāṃ yatra divyaistatrāpi śodhayet |
prāṇāntikavivādeṣu vidyāmāneṣu sākṣiṣu |
divyaṃ ālambate vādī na pṛcchettatra sākṣiṇaḥ || 19 [232] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 24.19 [232] 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 (24.19 [232]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samatva, Sakshin, Yatra, Divya, Tatra, Api, Pranantika, Vivada, Ana, Sakshi, Alamba, Tad, Yushmad, Vadi, Vadin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 24.19 [232]). 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: “samatvaṃ sākṣiṇāṃ yatra divyaistatrāpi śodhayet
  • samatvam -
  • samatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sākṣiṇām -
  • sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divyais -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śodhayet -
  • śudh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “prāṇāntikavivādeṣu vidyāmāneṣu sākṣiṣu
  • prāṇāntika -
  • prāṇāntika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇāntika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivādeṣu -
  • vivāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • vidyāmā -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first plural]
  • aneṣu -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • sākṣiṣu -
  • sākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 3: “divyaṃ ālambate vādī na pṛcchettatra sākṣiṇaḥ || 19 [232] |
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ālamba -
  • ālamba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālamba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vādī -
  • vādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛcchet -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sākṣiṇaḥ -
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse 19*23
  • Cannot analyse 232
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