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 24.29 [242]

लिखितं साक्षिणो भुक्तिः प्रमाणं त्रिविधं स्मृतम् ।
अनुमानं विदुर्हेतुं तर्कं चैव मनीषिणः ॥ २९ [२४२] ॥

likhitaṃ sākṣiṇo bhuktiḥ pramāṇaṃ trividhaṃ smṛtam |
anumānaṃ vidurhetuṃ tarkaṃ caiva manīṣiṇaḥ || 29 [242] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 24.29 [242] 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 (24.29 [242]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Likhita, Sakshin, Sakshi, Bhukti, Pramana, Trividha, Smrita, Anumana, Vidu, Vidus, Hetu, Tarka, Manishin, Manishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 24.29 [242]). 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: “likhitaṃ sākṣiṇo bhuktiḥ pramāṇaṃ trividhaṃ smṛtam
  • likhitam -
  • likhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    likhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    likhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]
    likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 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]
  • bhuktiḥ -
  • bhukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “anumānaṃ vidurhetuṃ tarkaṃ caiva manīṣiṇaḥ || 29 [242] |
  • anumānam -
  • anumāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anumāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidur -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • hetum -
  • hi -> hetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √hi]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tarkam -
  • tarka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tarka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • manīṣiṇaḥ -
  • manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 29*24
  • Cannot analyse 242
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