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 27.19 [331]

ब्रह्मचरी चरेत्कश्चिदव्रतं षट्त्रिंशदाब्दिकम् ।
अर्थार्थी चान्यविषये दीर्घकालं वसेन्नरः ॥ १९ [३३१] ॥

brahmacarī caretkaścidavrataṃ ṣaṭtriṃśadābdikam |
arthārthī cānyaviṣaye dīrghakālaṃ vasennaraḥ || 19 [331] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 27.19 [331] 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 (27.19 [331]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Cari, Kah, Cit, Avrata, Shattrimshadabdika, Artharthin, Avishaya, Dirghakala, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 27.19 [331]). 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: “brahmacarī caretkaścidavrataṃ ṣaṭtriṃśadābdikam
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • carī -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    cari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • 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]
  • avratam -
  • avrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṣaṭtriṃśadābdikam -
  • ṣaṭtriṃśadābdika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaṭtriṃśadābdika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣaṭtriṃśadābdikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “arthārthī cānyaviṣaye dīrghakālaṃ vasennaraḥ || 19 [331] |
  • arthārthī -
  • arthārthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aviṣaye -
  • aviṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aviṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aviṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dīrghakālam -
  • dīrghakāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vasen -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 19*33
  • Cannot analyse 331
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