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 26.25 [290]

कूटोक्तौ साक्षिणां वाक्याल्लेखकस्य च पत्रकम् ।
नयेच्छुद्धिं न यः कूटं स दाप्यो दमं उत्तमम् ॥ २५ [२९०] ॥

kūṭoktau sākṣiṇāṃ vākyāllekhakasya ca patrakam |
nayecchuddhiṃ na yaḥ kūṭaṃ sa dāpyo damaṃ uttamam || 25 [290] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.25 [290] 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 (26.25 [290]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kuta, Ukta, Ukti, Sakshin, Vakya, Lekhaka, Patraka, Shuddhi, Yah, Dapya, Dama, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.25 [290]). 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: “kūṭoktau sākṣiṇāṃ vākyāllekhakasya ca patrakam
  • kūṭo -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uktau -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ukti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
  • sākṣiṇām -
  • sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vākyāl -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • lekhakasya -
  • lekhaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    lekhaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patrakam -
  • patraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    patraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nayecchuddhiṃ na yaḥ kūṭaṃ sa dāpyo damaṃ uttamam || 25 [290] |
  • nayecch -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • śuddhim -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kūṭam -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dāpyo* -
  • dāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> dāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √]
  • damam -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    damā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 25*29
  • Cannot analyse 290
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