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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 26.41 [306]
न दिव्यैः साक्षिभिर्वापि हीयते लिखितं क्वचित् ।
लेख्यधर्मः सदा श्रेष्ठो ह्यतो नान्येन हीयते ॥ ४१ [३०६] ॥
na divyaiḥ sākṣibhirvāpi hīyate likhitaṃ kvacit |
lekhyadharmaḥ sadā śreṣṭho hyato nānyena hīyate || 41 [306] ||
The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.41 [306] 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 (26.41 [306]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Divya, Sakshi, Sakshin, Vapi, Vapin, Likhita, Kva, Acit, Lekhin, Lekhya, Adharma, Sada, Sad, Shreshtha, Atah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.41 [306]). 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: “na divyaiḥ sākṣibhirvāpi hīyate likhitaṃ kvacit ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- divyaiḥ -
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divya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]divya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sākṣibhir -
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sākṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sākṣin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sākṣin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sākṣī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- likhitam -
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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]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “lekhyadharmaḥ sadā śreṣṭho hyato nānyena hīyate || 41 [306] |”
- lekhya -
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lekhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]lekhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]lekhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lekhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)[compound from √likh]√likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)[compound from √likh]√likh -> lekhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √likh]√likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]√likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
- adharmaḥ -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śreṣṭho* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nānye -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ena -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- Cannot analyse 41*30
- Cannot analyse 306