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 29.3 [341]

सम्यक्क्रियापरिज्ञाने देयः कालस्तु साक्षिणाम् ।
संदिग्धं यत्र साक्ष्यं स्यात्सद्यः स्पष्टं विवादयेत् ॥ ३ [३४१] ॥

samyakkriyāparijñāne deyaḥ kālastu sākṣiṇām |
saṃdigdhaṃ yatra sākṣyaṃ syātsadyaḥ spaṣṭaṃ vivādayet || 3 [341] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 29.3 [341] 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 (29.3 [341]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samyakkriya, Parijnana, Deya, Kala, Sakshin, Sandigdha, Yatra, Sakshya, Sakshi, Syat, Sya, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Spashtam, Spashta, Viva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 29.3 [341]). 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: “samyakkriyāparijñāne deyaḥ kālastu sākṣiṇām
  • samyakkriyā -
  • samyakkriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parijñāne -
  • parijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • deyaḥ -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālas -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sākṣiṇām -
  • sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃdigdhaṃ yatra sākṣyaṃ syātsadyaḥ spaṣṭaṃ vivādayet || 3 [341] |
  • sandigdham -
  • sandigdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sandigdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sandigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sākṣyam -
  • sākṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sākṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sākṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • spaṣṭam -
  • spaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √spaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
  • vivā -
  • viva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādayet -
  • ad (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 3*34
  • Cannot analyse 341
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