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 31.8 [409]

यदा शुद्धा क्रिया न्यायात्तदा तद्वाक्यशोधनम् ।
शुद्धाच्च वाक्याद्यः शुद्धः स शुद्धोऽर्थ इति स्थितिः ॥ ८ [४०९] ॥

yadā śuddhā kriyā nyāyāttadā tadvākyaśodhanam |
śuddhācca vākyādyaḥ śuddhaḥ sa śuddho'rtha iti sthitiḥ || 8 [409] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 31.8 [409] 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 (31.8 [409]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Shuddha, Kriya, Nyayat, Nyaya, Tada, Tadva, Tadvan, Shodhana, Vakya, Yah, Artha, Iti, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 31.8 [409]). 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: “yadā śuddhā kriyā nyāyāttadā tadvākyaśodhanam
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuddhā -
  • śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • kriyā* -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active second single]
  • nyāyāt -
  • nyāyāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nyāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadvā -
  • tadvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • akya -
  • ak -> akya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ak]
    añc -> akya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √añc]
  • śodhanam -
  • śodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śuddhācca vākyādyaḥ śuddhaḥ sa śuddho'rtha iti sthitiḥ || 8 [409] |
  • śuddhāc -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vākyād -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuddhaḥ -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuddho' -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • artha* -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sthitiḥ -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 8*40
  • Cannot analyse 409
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