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 26.45 [310]

दत्ते वृत्तेऽथ वा द्रव्ये क्वचिल्लिखितपूर्वके ।
एष एव विधिर्ज्ञेयो लेख्यशुद्धिविनिर्णये ॥ ४५ [३१०] ॥

datte vṛtte'tha vā dravye kvacillikhitapūrvake |
eṣa eva vidhirjñeyo lekhyaśuddhivinirṇaye || 45 [310] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.45 [310] 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 (26.45 [310]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Datta, Datti, Vritta, Vritti, Atha, Var, Dravya, Dravi, Kva, Cit, Likhita, Purvaka, Esha, Eva, Vidhi, Jneya, Lekhin, Lekhya, Vinirnaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.45 [310]). 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: “datte vṛtte'tha dravye kvacillikhitapūrvake
  • datte -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    datti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • vṛtte' -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dravye -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cil -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • likhita -
  • likhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb]
    likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb]
  • pūrvake -
  • pūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “eṣa eva vidhirjñeyo lekhyaśuddhivinirṇaye || 45 [310] |
  • eṣa* -
  • eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhir -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñeyo* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • lekhya -
  • 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]
  • aśuddhi -
  • aśuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vinirṇaye -
  • vinirṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 45*31
  • Cannot analyse 310
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