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 29.15 [353]

अभ्यन्तरस्तु निक्षेपे साक्ष्यं एकोऽपि वाच्यते ।
अर्थिना प्रहितः साक्षी भवत्येकोऽपि दूतकः ॥ १५ [३५३] ॥

abhyantarastu nikṣepe sākṣyaṃ eko'pi vācyate |
arthinā prahitaḥ sākṣī bhavatyeko'pi dūtakaḥ || 15 [353] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 29.15 [353] 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 (29.15 [353]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhyantara, Nikshepa, Sakshya, Sakshi, Eka, Api, Vacyata, Arthin, Arthi, Prahita, Sakshin, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dutaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “abhyantarastu nikṣepe sākṣyaṃ eko'pi vācyate
  • abhyantaras -
  • abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nikṣepe -
  • nikṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [locative 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]
  • eko' -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vācyate -
  • vācyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vac (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “arthinā prahitaḥ sākṣī bhavatyeko'pi dūtakaḥ || 15 [353] |
  • arthinā -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prahitaḥ -
  • prahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣī -
  • sākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavatye -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eko' -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dūtakaḥ -
  • dūtaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 15*35
  • Cannot analyse 353
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