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 26.2 [267]

वर्णवाक्यक्रियायुक्तं असंदिग्धं स्फुटाक्षरम् ।
अहीनक्रमचिह्नं च लेख्यं तत्सिद्धिं आप्नुयात् ॥ २ [२६७] ॥

varṇavākyakriyāyuktaṃ asaṃdigdhaṃ sphuṭākṣaram |
ahīnakramacihnaṃ ca lekhyaṃ tatsiddhiṃ āpnuyāt || 2 [267] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.2 [267] 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 (26.2 [267]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varna, Varnan, Vakya, Kriyayukta, Asandigdha, Sphutakshara, Ahina, Krama, Cihna, Lekhya, Tat, Tad, Siddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.2 [267]). 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: “varṇavākyakriyāyuktaṃ asaṃdigdhaṃ sphuṭākṣaram
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vākya -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • kriyāyuktam -
  • kriyāyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kriyāyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kriyāyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asandigdham -
  • asandigdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asandigdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asandigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sphuṭākṣaram -
  • sphuṭākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphuṭākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphuṭākṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ahīnakramacihnaṃ ca lekhyaṃ tatsiddhiṃ āpnuyāt || 2 [267] |
  • ahīna -
  • ahīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • krama -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cihnam -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cihnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lekhyam -
  • lekhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lekhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lekhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √likh]
    likh -> lekhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √likh], [accusative single from √likh]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • siddhim -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 2*26
  • Cannot analyse 267
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