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 32.4 [414]

न शङ्कासु शिरः कोशे कल्पयेत्तु कदाचन ।
अशिरांसि च दिव्यानि राजभृत्येषु दापयेत् ॥ ४ [४१४] ॥

na śaṅkāsu śiraḥ kośe kalpayettu kadācana |
aśirāṃsi ca divyāni rājabhṛtyeṣu dāpayet || 4 [414] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 32.4 [414] 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 (32.4 [414]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shanka, Shira, Shiras, Kosha, Kada, Cana, Ashiras, Divya, Rajabhritya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 32.4 [414]). 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: “na śaṅkāsu śiraḥ kośe kalpayettu kadācana
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkāsu -
  • śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kośe -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kośā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “aśirāṃsi ca divyāni rājabhṛtyeṣu dāpayet || 4 [414] |
  • aśirāṃsi -
  • aśiras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divyāni -
  • divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājabhṛtyeṣu -
  • rājabhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • dāpayet -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 4*41
  • Cannot analyse 414
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